Barts Health Procedures of Limited Clinical Value (POLCV) Audit 17/19

Newham CCG (lead commissioner), and NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) currently have a requirement for an Audit of POLCV activity at Barts Health. The POLCV General Principle is that City & Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest (WELC) Clinical Commissioning Groups will commit NHS resources where there is clearly articulated need in terms of symptoms and/or clinical signs and the proposed intervention is demonstrably effective in relieving these. NELCSU is proposing a clinically led audit of compliance against the current policy to ensure that activity is undertaken in line with the POLCV policy. The value of this contract is up to £35,000. Timescale to submit/award as per RFQ.