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Tender Opportunity- Provision of Concurrent Carers to the ‘Home on Time’ scheme

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October 2014

The Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) has received funding from the Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) to implement a Model Concurrent Planning Scheme in all Trusts throughout Northern Ireland supported by a Voluntary Adoption Agency. This is to be known as the Provision of Concurrent Carers for the Home on Time scheme.
Further details are available from: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml  
On this website, please search in “global opportunities” for: Project: project_18617 – Provision of Concurrent Carers to the ‘Home on Time’ scheme.

E-Tenders

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September 2014

The Regional Health & Social Care Board plan to procure an evidence informed, specialist ‘early intervention’ service for young people, primarily between the ages of 13 – 17, who are on the ‘edge of care’. The service will initially be based in Enniskillen and Newtownabbey. The HSCB wish to conduct market soundings with potential service providers in order to get a clear understanding of available services and developments in this market…. Read more

Have your say to help improve how complaints are handled in health and social care

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Have your say to help improve how complaints are handled in health and social care

May 2014

The Health and Social Care Board is asking members of the public who live within the Western Health and Social Care Trust area to get involved in helping to improve how complaints are handled in health and social care.
A public focus group will take place in St Columb’s Park House, 4 Limavady Road, Londonderry, on Monday 9 June 2014 at 2pm.

The purpose of the focus group will be to seek the views and opinions of those who have made complaints across the health and social care system since 1 April 2009, or those who wanted to complain, but did not.
If you would like to come along to this event you will need to register in advance.

To register phone 028 9536 3893 or email learningfromcomplaints@hscni.net by 23 May 2014.

When registering please tell us if you require any assistance to help you attend.
If you are unable to come along to the focus group but would like to provide comments, please email complaints.feedback@hscni.net and include your contact details if you would like us to respond to you.

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Phone number change for Health and Social Care organisations

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Phone number change for Health and Social Care organisations

April 2014

Date: 28th April 2014

The main phone numbers for the Health and Social Care Board, Public Health Agency, and Business Services Organisation in Belfast are changing.  On Monday 28th April 2014 the main switchboard number for these Health and Social Care organisations will change to:

0300 555 0115 – Health and Social Care Board

0300 555 0114 – Public Health Agency

0300 555 0113 – Business Services Organisation

Direct dial in or DDI numbers for directorates within the three organisations’ Belfast offices will also change on Monday 28 April 2014. Details of these new numbers may be provided by staff within the relevant Directorate.
If you have difficulties in contacting an individual directorate, please telephone the appropriate switchboard number (above). Further information is available at

www.hscboard.hscni.net   www.publichealth.hscni.net   www.hscbusiness.hscni.net
The old switchboard number (028 9032 1313) will cease to be operational from Monday, 28 April, 2014 and callers to that number will receive a pre-recorded message.

Calls to 0300 numbers are charged at a local rate and cost no more than calls to UK numbers starting 01 and 02. They are also included in ‘inclusive minutes’ that apply to call packages with service providers further details on charges to 0300 number is available on the Ofcom website.

Providers required for Social Care Initiatives

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Providers required for Social Care Initiatives

January 2014

The NI Health and Social Care Board is seeking providers of the following social care initiatives:

  • Delivery of Anger Management Programmes, Counselling and Information Services
  • Delivery of Counselling, Education and Research in Surviving Sexual Violence and Abuse Service
  • Review of evidence to support  the Directorate of Social Care and Children in specific areas of commissioning

Service specification details for each of the above services together with the tender application details are available on the following website:
www.hscboard.hscni.net
Closing date for receipt of tender applications for all of the above services is 12.00 noon on Friday, 7th February 2014