Award of End of Life Care at Home Services by NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU

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NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU awarded a contract to R&L Healthcare Limited for the provision of End of Life Care at Home services under NHS Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups' CHC Fast Track Funded End of Life Care program.

The service delivers direct patient care by appropriately trained Band 2 Healthcare Assistants (or equivalent) in End of Life Care, supported by other health and social care professionals as appropriate, to meet the assessed needs of patients identified in a care plan in their own homes during what is perceived to be the final six weeks of life—specifically those rapidly deteriorating and eligible for CHC fast track funding.

All staff are trained via an evidence-based End of Life Care programme.

The service's primary function is to provide end-of-life, CHC-funded fast track health care in people's own homes according to their assessed need.

District Nurses referring to the service carry out appropriate nursing and risk assessments and ensure patients' needs are reviewed per CHC guidelines throughout the delivery of the care package, with care adjusted accordingly.

The contract value is £2,600,000.