Opportunity to Provide Primary Medical Services from Lowford Health Centre.

Opportunity to Provide Primary Medical Services to the registered patients of Blackthorn Health Centre, Hedge End Medical Centre and West End Surgery in Eastleigh Borough, Hampshire 1.1 The CCG seeks to provide additional access to NHS primary medical services (the "services") assessable by any patient registered with the following general practices (the "host practices") during the core hours' period, i.e. 08:00 to 18:30 Monday to Friday excluding public holidays: • West End Surgery • Hedge End Medical Centre • Blackthorn Health Centre 1.2 The services must be provided only from the surgery space within the Lowford Centre, Portsmouth Road, Lowford Hill, Southampton, SO31 8ES (the "premises"). 1.3 The services to be provided shall be face-to-face consultations with patients during which the provider shall deliver essential and additional services (excluding out of hours services). 1.4 The terms 'essential' and 'additional services' shall have the meaning attributed in the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015. 1.5 The CCG offers an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) standard contract (the "Contract") available here https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20-21-APMS-Contract-October-2020.pdf 1.6 The CCG does not intend that any patients will be registered with the provider, as at all times they will remain registered with their respective host practice. The Opportunity is for a 3 Year Contract. In order to express an interest please register on the Intend portal project reference F15139 and submit the expression of interest form by 12 noon on the 14th December 2021.