Nursing Step Down Beds

The contract is required to provide 6 nursing step down beds to support people with enhanced/complex needs from the acute hospital beds. We are anticipating the model to be a phased approach, this will however be determined by the demand during December 2023/January 2024. The phased approach will continue during January to a maximum of six beds. The support delivered will need to be person-centred and outcome based and the monitoring of the contract will be through a fortnightly meeting. People will be discharged from Great Western Hospital seven days a week with a requirement to use the trusted assessor to aid swift discharge within 12 hours.

The initial contract term will be for 3 months (13 weeks) with an option to extend for a further 4 weeks for a potential total contract term of 4 months (17 weeks) as stated in the ITT documents.