Procurement Summary
Country : United Kingdom
Summary : Women's Community Health Worker Service (Wchw)
Deadline : 12 Dec 2024
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 110055748
Document Ref. No. : BUCKSH001-DN749656-53470621
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : GBP 690000
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Buckinghamshire Council's Public Health team are commissioning a Women's Community Health Worker Service (WCHW) on a pilot basis for 3 years only. The aim of the Service is to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of women (including women from key ethnic groups) living within the most deprived areas of Aylesbury and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire before, during and after their pregnancies. This will be achieved through recruiting and training five whole time equivalent Women's Community Health Workers to provide a range of targeted one-to-one, group and community-based activities that meet the needs of this population.
Community health workers are defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as:
"Providers who live in the community they serve and receive lower levels of formal education and training than professional health care workers such as nurses and doctors. This human resource group has enormous potential to extend services to vulnerable populations, such as communities living in remote areas and historically marginalized people, to meet unmet health needs in a culturally appropriate manner, improve access to services, address inequities in health status and improve health system performance and efficiency."
Community Health Workers will perform a variety of duties, across the four key themes (educational, navigational, support and intelligence), whilst working closely with voluntary and community sector colleagues, primary care, maternity, h...
Location Of Contract : England
Industry : Health and social work services - 85000000 Guidance services - 85312310
Value Of Contract : £690, 000
Published Date : 12 November 2024
Closing Date : 12 December 2024
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