ABOUT MURRUMBIDGEE PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK

Firsthealth is federally funded to deliver the Primary Heath Network program across the Murrumbidgee region. Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is one of 31 local and independent PHNs established nationally to support the primary healthcare sector and improve health outcomes, particularly for people at risk of poorer health outcomes. We deliver the PHN program across approximately 126,000 square kilometres to more than 250,000 people living in our 508 communities.

With the person at the centre of care, we plan and deliver programs to ensure the needs of our individual local communities inform our approaches. We achieve this by working with our community and partners to:

- Coordinate local services and systems to improve coordination of care.

- Commission primary health services to meet population health needs with a focus on access and equity.

- Support capacity-building to ensure sustainable healthcare workforce through quality improvement, professional development and other innovative measures.

For more information regarding Primary Health Networks, visit the Department of Health and Aged Care website.

ABOUT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network has received funding to expand aftercare services in line with the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement and resulting NSW Bilateral Schedule.

In response to available data the joint MPHN and Murrumbidgee Local Health District governance group, and the joint working group tasked with overseeing the implementation of bilateral activities, have identified the need for a new aftercare service.

The new aftercare service must be evidence-based, in line with the Lived Experience of Suicide Service Guidelines for Aftercare developed by Folk and Roses in the Ocean and consider the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) Universal Aftercare Draft NSW Service Delivery Model.

OPPORTUNITY ON OFFER

MPHN is seeking a suitably experienced provider to deliver an evidence-based aftercare service aligned with industry best practice and targeted to support the identified priority populations.

ENQUIRIES

Enquiries relating to this Request for Proposal must be directed via the online forum. Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network's staff are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to this Request for Proposals.

NOTES

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network is not bound to accept the lowest priced Proposal or all or any part of a Proposal and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Proposal process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees fit.