Buyer Name: Social Work England
Buyer Address: 1 North Bank, Blonk Street, Sheffield, UKE32, S3 8JY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Andrew Bailey
Contact Email: commercial.team@socialworkengland.org.uk
Buyer Name: Social Work England
Buyer Address: 1 North Bank, Blonk Street, Sheffield, UKE32, S3 8JY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Andrew Bailey
Contact Email: commercial.team@socialworkengland.org.uk
As part of its statutory duty to investigate concerns about the fitness to practise of social workers, Social Work England may, where appropriate, require registrants to undergo a medical assessment, particularly in cases where concerns relate to a registrant's mental or physical health. As Social Work England does not possess the internal capacity to deliver these specialist services, it is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to work in partnership to deliver a high-quality and robust Medical Assessment Service. The appointed provider will be responsible for conducting comprehensive medical assessments and producing clear, quantifiable, evidence-based reports that determine whether a registrant's mental and/or physical health may be impaired to the extent that it could affect their fitness to practise. Experts may also be required, when necessary, to provide witness testimony in fitness to practise hearings.
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