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- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Provision of General Dental Services for Hmp Swansea
- GBT Ref No: 53447549
- Deadline: 07 Jun 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: MAY364047
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Title: PROVISION OF GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES FOR HMP SWANSEA
Published by: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Publication Date: 25/05/2021
Deadline Date: 07/06/2021
Deadline Time: 15:00
Notice Type: Contract Notice
Has Documents: No
Has ESPD: No
Abstract: HMP Swansea is a category B/C prison for adult males remanded into custody from the local courts, as well as convicted and sentenced prisoners. The prisoner profile is a familiar one across the UK; mainly young men from deprived backgrounds with low literacy and educational attainment, often with a history of drug taking and alcohol abuse, underlying poor nutrition and heavy smoking. Overall maintaining good oral health is a challenge. Many prisoners come into custody from areas of substantial deprivation with very high levels of treatment need. These circumstances are often compounded by a history of prolonged substance misuse, tobacco use, excess alcohol consumption and infrequent dental attendance when outside the prison.The nature of the prison environment makes the delivery of care as equally challenging as the oral health of the patients. The population presents with incredibly high needs and there are a high number of emergency and urgent cases. The high turnover of prisoners in remand or short-stay institutions, where short sentences or frequent transfers between facilities mean courses of treatment can go unf... - Documents :
Purchaser : NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Official Name : NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Postal Address : Frontline Procurement, SBUHB, Block A Neath Port Talbot Hospital,
Town : Baglan
Postal Code : SA12 7BX
Country : UK
For the attention of : Nicola Craven
Telephone : +44 1639684436
E-Mail : nicola.craven@wales.nhs.uk
Fax :
Internet Address (URL) : http : //nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
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Email :nicola.craven@wales.nhs.uk
URL :http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
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