Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB has shared a market engagement prior information notice indicating plans to deliver a digital front door to act as a single entry point for citizens and provide access to a range of products, services and partners supporting the coordination of personalised, centralised and efficient care.
In particular, the ICB highlights intention to support people to live longer and healthier lives by promoting self-care through digital products and services; facilitating “more effective” digitally enabled triage, digital patient communications, signposting and booking; and simplifying patient journeys through healthcare.
The scope of procurement will cover selection of a partner (or partners) to work with ICB over a five-year contract with an estimated value of £10 million split across this timeframe. Digital services and solutions for integrated care provided will include full end-to-end transparency of data and reports and simplified reporting; adherence to open standards and use of APIs and provision of the development of new API feeds; alignment to the NHS App and optimisation of existing apps for a “lean and agile” landscape; and implementation and enhancement of chronic condition, mental health and self management digital tools.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough notes that it is open to approaches from consortia and supply chains with a focus on innovation, flexibility and compliance to standards.
Supplier interest can be registered here by 25 October 2024, and the ICB is also hosting a supplier day in Huntingdon on 13 November.
Also from the region
HTN recently reported how Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust successfully revalidated against the new HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard, which utilises “more stringent criteria” to assess digital adoption and care quality across a variety of clinical settings.
Summer saw the news that Cambridge University Hospitals’ consultant gastroenterologist Dr Massimiliano di Pietro received a funding grant of up to £365,000 to explore how artificial intelligence and video can help identify gastric cancer at an earlier stage.
In spring we also highlighted how Staff from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s Wellbeing Hub collaborated with game makers for the development of a video game following a character experiencing psychosis, in order to achieve “truthful representation” of the condition.
Digital access: the wider trend
Recent updates around access from the NHS have included guidance on single point of access functions, and the news that NHS 111 has been expanded to include a 24/7 “full package” of mental health crisis support, to help people access help from a trained mental health professional at any time.
From the capital in particular, we examined data from North West London ICS on digital reach and access challenges; a report from South London Listens highlighting digital’s role in work with local communities to improve access; and UCL’s partnership with YouTube Health, aiming to improve access and quality of mental health information on the site.
In primary care over in Wales, we highlighted how a new digital service designed to provide a central platform for Welsh Health Boards to allocate places for routine NHS dental treatment is being piloted at Powys Teaching Health Board.
