According to NHS England there are 180 patients registered under the GP choice out of area scheme within NHS ROTHERHAM CCG’s area.
NHS England has said CCGs are responsible for commissioning provision of home visits and in hour GP access when patients under this scheme are at home and too ill to make it in to the registered practice.
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Request 1 |
Has NHS ROTHERHAM CCG commissioned provision for the above for each patient listed under the scheme?
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Response 1 |
NHS Rotherham commissions this service via our Quality Contract; every practice in Rotherham has signed up to deliver the Quality Contract.
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Request 2 |
Please provide evidence for this and confirm who is providing the services?
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Response 2 |
The deliverable in the contract is as follows:
“Provide an in hours home visiting service for those patients presenting with an urgent clinical need requiring a home visit who live within the practice boundary but are registered with a practice outside of Rotherham CCG Boundary in accordance with GP choice requirements with associated payments.”
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