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A Market Engagement Event is being held on Tuesday 2nd of June 14.00-15.00 via Microsoft Teams to discuss Planned and Unplanned Building based short Break Services for Working-Age Adults. Dorset Council is seeking to engage with the provider market to inform the future development of Planned and unplanned (Crisis) Short Break services in Dorset. To register for the event, please use the link provided in the Addition Information section. If your organisation is unable to attend the event, but would like a copy of the recording, please also email accommodationwithsupport@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk to express an interest. The council is exploring a more integrated model of building based short break provision which would bring together: Planned short breaks and Unplanned/crisis services, including step up and step down from hospital The intention is to understand how these different types of building based short breaks could be successfully coordinated and potentially delivered within a single, cohesive service offer, while remaining flexible , preventative and responsive to periods of increased need. We are also interested to learn or explore how planned short break services can be used to develop independent living skills, assessing existing skills inside and outside the home and developing skills training in a home-like environment and supporting people to access the wider community. This could help build resilience and skills for the future in people who aren't quite ready to make that move but may wish to in future. No decisions have been made regarding delivery models, pathways, contract structure or the balance between planned and unplanned provision. Additional information: The Council is reviewing current building based short break arrangements and considering the development of a new service approach for working-age adults (aged 18-64). This includes people aged 65 and over whose needs and outcomes align with the cohort, particularly those ageing with a learning disability or autism, and who may not be best served by traditional older people's services. The primary intended cohort is adults with Care Act eligible needs who may have: Learning disabilities Autism Mental health needs (excluding primary dementia) Physical disabilities/limited mobility Sensory needs Neurodivergence We are also interested in talking to providers about provision of building based short break services for people aged 16-17 who will move into Adult social care services and your experiences or insights into how this could be incorporated into a service for young adults. The age range is specified to ensure clarity and to clearly distinguish this provision from services commissioned for older people, which is not something we are considering for this service. Purpose of Engagement This engagement is intended to: Provide early visibility of the Council's commissioning considerations Seek provider insight and experience at a formative stage Explore potential service concepts and delivery models Understand opportunities, risks, and challenges associated with integrated planned and crisis services for this cohort During the session, the Council will: Share its commissioning context and emerging direction of travel Outline key issues and considerations Invite providers to share insights, learning, and examples of good practice Feedback from this engagement will be used to inform future service development and commissioning plans. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. Please note this is an early market engagement which may or may not result in a contract opportunity being advertised.

A market Engagement Event is being held on Tuesday 2nd of June 14:00-15:00 via Microsoft Teams to discuss Planned and Unplanned Building Based Short Break services for working-Age Adults.

NHS Dorset ICB, along with partners Health Innovation Wessex and Bournemouth University, would like to invite potential partners, providers and innovators to a soft market engagement conversation, with an opportunity to co-design personalised pathways to healthy weight for underserved populations in Dorset. This work builds on NHS Dorset's commitment to reducing childhood obesity by 2040 (Outcome 2 - NHS Dorset https://nhsdorset.nhs.uk/voice/jointforwardplan/outcome-2/) and improving access, experience and outcomes for people living with unhealthy weight and obesity, most recently supporting access to medicated and non-medicated pathways for adults in line with the NICE Technology Appraisal NG246 (Weight management - NHS Dorset https://nhsdorset.nhs.uk/health/medicines/weight/) Our aim is to further transform weight management services in Dorset, by developing and testing an inclusive, community-based model that addresses the persistent inequalities in access, experience and outcomes for underserved populations and tackles the underlying causes of obesity. Our objectives are to: • Co-produce and test innovative models of care that integrate pharmacological, digital, and behavioural approaches for healthy weight. • Reduce health inequalities by improving access to care for underserved populations, including for people with experience of the care system; people with learning disabilities; people with special educational needs and disabilities; and mental health service users. • Build capacity within our workforce and communities to support sustained healthy lifestyles and self-management. • Embed a whole-system, data-driven approach to tackling obesity as a major driver of long-term conditions • Enable real-world evaluation and learning that can inform national policy and future service commissioning. The Dorset Model proposes to: • Recruit participants to the programme by pro-actively case finding through our Dorset Insight and Intelligence Service (DiiS) and through trusted people and places, making every contact count. • Offer a personalised multi-disciplinary team conversation, which recognises the lived experience of participants, and provides a tailored care plan, with support from a lead professional or coach. • Deliver personalised pathways to health weight through evidence-informed and co-produced interventions. This might include; in-person groups, remote groups, digital technologies (platforms/wearables), pharmacological and in-service pathways, for individuals, families and carers, and communities. • Integrate new care pathways and interventions with existing system weight management services, to support both sustainable healthy weight on discharge for individuals and better access to standard care for family, carer, and community members. • Build knowledge, skills and confidence in our health, social care and VCSE workforce, including paid and unpaid roles. NHS Dorset anticipates procuring suitably qualified provider(s) to: (1) A Prime Provider to act as System Integrator for the Programme, who may choose to deliver some or all elements of the new service(s). (2) Organisation(s) to deliver new services, including digital, behavioural, lifestyle and health improvement, with individuals, families, carers and communities. (3) Organisation(s) to deliver workforce development.