Additional insourcing clinical support to address an ENT service backlog, reducing patient delays to treatment. The provision of support will take place at weekends across ULHT outpatient sites.

Activity includes ENT outpatient first appointments and any required follow ups where required. Patients will include both Paediatric and adults on a United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust waiting list for ENT services - to be determined by the ULHT RTT team. The need for support will be reviewed on a monthly basis.

The contract is in place for 3 months with an option to extend for a further 3 months.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This contract has been awarded under the principles of Competitive process - call off under a framework.