Murrumbidgee Wellness and Resilience Model - Allied Health

⁠⁠⁠MPHN is one of 31 local and independent PHNs established nationally to support the primary health care sector. MPHN works to:

* support the development of a local sustainable health care workforce through providing quality improvement and professional development for our primary health care workforce of GPs, nurses, pharmacists, allied health care professionals and specialists;
 * ensure efficient and effective delivery of high quality patient centred care and improve health outcomes, particularly for those at-risk or vulnerable populations. Part of this role is to integrate local services and systems and improve coordination of care; and
 * continually monitor, assess and analyse the health needs of our region through our health needs assessments to ensure we are able to commission services addressing the health needs in the community.

All PHNs have been set seven key priority areas guiding our work including: Mental health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Population health; Health workforce; Digital health; Aged care; Alcohol and other drugs.

MPHN works with health service providers, consumers, and communities to identify ways to improve health outcomes. Allied health services comprise around 20 per cent of Australia's health care workforce and are key to improving health outcomes for vulnerable or at risk populations, particularly in rural and remote areas where primary health care services are limited.

There are ongoing challenges in ensuring access to allied health services, as well as effectively and efficiently integrating and coordinating services in ways that promote optimal outcomes for patients. Funding structures also limit opportunities for providing primary and preventive care. In rural areas,

limited health workforce and geographic spread of populations make accessing services even more challenging.
Opportunities on offer:
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is requesting proposals from suitably experienced organisations to establish and deliver a needs based, coordinated and integrated network of allied health services as part of an overarching Wellness and Resilience Model of Care. The successful organisation/s will act as the Lead Contractor for one or more networks.
Consortium proposals identifying a lead organisation are welcome.
Only organisations with a current presence in the Murrumbidgee region (i.e. currently delivering services to this region) are eligible to apply for this tender opportunity.

Expression of interest in delivering or hosting allied health services: Allied health professionals currently residing or delivering services in the Murrumbidgee region can register their interest in delivering services as part of one or more networks. General Practices can register their interest in hosting or continuing to host allied health services.

REGISTRATION: Request for Proposal documents must be obtained after registration.

QUESTIONS: Questions relating to this Request for Proposals must be directed via the online forum.

SUBMISSIONS: Completed responses must be submitted via online submission form. Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: Submissions close at 3.00pm AEST on 1 August 2019 and submissions must be fully received by this time. MPHN 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. MPHN staff are unable to respond to verbal questions in relation to this Request for Proposals. Late proposals will not be accepted.