East Kent - Rheumatology Service - Market engagement

The Commissioner (the four NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups of East Kent - NHS South Kent Coast CCG, NHS Thanet CCG, NHS Ashford CCG, and NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG) is seeking to engage with organisations who are potentially interested in providing a Tier 2 Rheumatology Service. Background The provision of the Tiers of Care approach is defined as: Tier 1 - Primary Care Tier 2 - Advanced Practitioner led (nursing and therapies) with or without GPwSI Tier 3 - Consultant (Secondary Care) Requirement The Tier 2 s...