Provision of Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children across NHS England Regions

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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit awarded a contract to Manchester University Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of a Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children.

The service covers expert management of suspected Multiple Sclerosis (MS), rare MS-like recurrent acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS), first demyelination episodes with high relapse risk, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMO, NMOSD), other AQP4 antibody associated demyelination, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) antibody associated relapsing demyelination, and other forms of recurrent relapsing demyelination.

The MS Hub Lead Centres are geographically spaced across NHS England regions: Lot 1 – North (North East and Yorkshire; North West), Lot 2 – Midlands (Midlands; East of England), and Lot 3 – London and the South (South East; South West; London).

The contract value is £9,853,146.