NHS Greater Preston and NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCGs Night Sitting Service

NHS Greater Preston CCG and NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG wish to procure a night sitting service for end of life patients within the localities of the two CCGs. This will cover safe, effective and appropriate symptom and side-effect management which as a minimum, will include: o generalist medical services (including GPs) o nursing services (defined as visiting, rapid response services and provision of one-to-one care at home, including overnight) o personal care services o access to pharmacy services o access to equipment and adaptations o specialist palliative care advice for generalists on symptom and side-effect management. The North West Model for Life Limiting Conditions covers the breadth of end of life care from stable progressive life-limiting condition; incurable, symptoms treatable all the way through to bereavement care. The requirement of this service provision is to focus on the later stage of element 2 & all stage 3, Advancing Disease & Increasing decline (months and weeks) and last days of life (days and hours). The Commissioners are planning to support those patients whose preferred place of death is home by means of providing an End of life respite service to enable patients to remain in their usual place of residence whilst receiving 1:1 support. This service will support carers and family members to take breaks from caring for their loved one, whilst knowing they are being care for. The contract is for a period of two years (24 months) with an option to extend for 12 months and has a financial envelope of £150, 000 per annum.