UHB Integrated Patient Pathway

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Birmingham and Solihull ICS (BSol ICB) has a registered population of over 1.6 million people supported in primary care by 176 GP Practices/Practice Groups across five localities in Birmingham and one in Solihull. The key acute providers comprise: • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust • Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust • The Royal Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust • Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Birmingham and Solihull Mental NHS Foundation Trust • Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust In addition a range of multi-specialty independent sector providers operate under ICB contracts across the 6 localities. Currently, patient pathways across primary, community and secondary care are fragmented, with multiple manual processes for referrals, results handling, and patient communication. This creates inefficiencies, clinical variation, and a lack of patient visibility, all of which contribute to poorer outcomes and health inequalities. To address this, UHB is system lead on the procurement of a single, integrated digital pathway platform integrated within primary care to: • Deliver evidence-based care consistently across multiple specialities. • Improve efficiency and reduce the risk of error and unwarranted variation delivering care to the patient in the most appropriate setting, first time. • Facilitate patient choice and engagement, ensuring referrals are directed to the right clinic at the right time. • Improve quality of care, reduce health inequalities, and give patients visibility and involvement throughout their journey. University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is now one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England treating more than 2.2 million patients each year from a regional, national, and international population. Further information can be obtained from https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/ The Trust is made up of the following; • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) • Birmingham Heartlands Hospital • Good Hope Hospital • Solihull Hospital • Solihull Community Services • Birmingham Chest Clinic • Along with a number of satellite units, allowing patients to be treated closer to home Currently, patient pathways across primary, community and secondary care are fragmented, with multiple manual processes for referrals, results handling, and patient communication. This creates inefficiencies, clinical variation, and a lack of patient visibility, all of which contribute to poorer outcomes and health inequalities. To address this, UHB intends to procure a single, integrated digital pathway platform to: • Deliver evidence-based care consistently across specialities. • Improve efficiency and reduce the risk of error and unwarranted variation delivering care to the patient in the most appropriate setting, first time. • Facilitate patient choice and engagement, ensuring referrals are directed to the right clinic at the right time. • Improve quality of care, reduce health inequalities, and give patients visibility and involvement throughout their journey. Please note, this is a preliminary engagement notice only and subsequent tender notices and documents will be published shortly.

CPV Codes

• 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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