Non-emergency Patient Transport Service for Kent & Medway

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        "description": "NHS Kent \u0026 Medway Integrated Care Board (acting as the Co-ordinating Commissioner) and\u003cbr/\u003eNHS South East London Integrated Care Board (acting as the Associate Commissioner) have\u003cbr/\u003eundertaken a procurement process for a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service. The aim\u003cbr/\u003eof the Kent and Medway Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service is to provide non-urgent,\u003cbr/\u003eplanned transportation of eligible Kent and Medway patients with a medical need for transport to and from premises providing NHS healthcare, and/or between providers of NHS funded\u003cbr/\u003ehealthcare. This encompasses a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care\u003cbr/\u003econsistent with the patients\u2019 medical needs. The service consists of journeys for patients requiring renal dialysis, outpatient appointments, transfers and discharges. The service is\u003cbr/\u003ecritical to support patients and to ensure that health services can work effectively and on time by transporting patients to healthcare appointments and supporting hospital discharges. The model is based on a single point of access where journey requests are made\u003cbr/\u003edirectly by patients/carers and or appropriate healthcare professionals.\u003cbr/\u003eThe geographical scope of this contract includes the transport of all Kent and Medway patients to points of care within Kent, Medway, Bromley, Bexley and also King\u2019s College Hospital and Guy\u2019s and St Thomas\u2019 (GSTT) hospital sites.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Transport Provider will ensure that patients access their hospital treatment on time and that the wider system has timely access to patient transport that supports patient care and\u003cbr/\u003eflow.\u003cbr/\u003eThis contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Contract will commence April 2026 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option\u003cbr/\u003eto extend the Contract for a further 3 years.",
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