Name of Lead Contractor: Signature of Lead Contractor: Date: Appendix B: Schedule for implementing Tier 2 Local Enhanced Services Start of February practices informed that the current Tier 2 will continue to – LES’s be offered to all practices to deliver to their patients from April By 3rd March practices confirm which Tier 2 they intend to provide to their – LES’s patients and any intentions to provide these to non-registered patients when this opportunity is made available during the year April June: Test phase – Review the specifications for Endometrial Biopsy and Insulin Initiation with input from relevant individuals, taking on board the changes LES’s required to open these specifications to non-registered patients effectively (including non-registered fees, referral and communication mechanisms, responsibility for follow up) Revised specifications are issued to practices to confirm if they intend to provide the service to non-registered patients and how much capacity they will make available. Potential coverage and quality assurance is assessed, and recommendation made to Primary Care Committee on which practices are approved to this aspect The revised specifications go live and the CCG works closely with the practices involved in providing these services to support them and take useful learning for the roll-out Jul Sept: Roll-out phase – The remaining current Tier 2 go through the same process as above LES’s
Name of Lead Contractor: Signature of Lead Contractor: Date: Appendix B: Schedule for implementing Tier 2 Local Enhanced Services Start of February – practices informed that the current Tier 2 LES’s will continue to be offered to all practices to deliver to their patients from April By 3rd March – practices confirm which Tier 2 LES’s they intend to provide to their patients and any intentions to provide these to non-registered patients when this opportunity is made available during the year April – June: Test phase Review the specifications for Endometrial Biopsy and Insulin Initiation LES’s with input from relevant individuals, taking on board the changes required to open these specifications to non-registered patients effectively (including non-registered fees, referral and communication mechanisms, responsibility for follow up) Revised specifications are issued to practices to confirm if they intend to provide the service to non-registered patients and how much capacity they will make available. Potential coverage and quality assurance is assessed, and recommendation made to Primary Care Committee on which practices are approved to this aspect The revised specifications go live and the CCG works closely with the practices involved in providing these services to support them and take useful learning for the roll-out Jul – Sept: Roll-out phase The remaining current Tier 2 LES’s go through the same process as above