Updates to NHS PASA telecare framework

NHS PASA has recently worked through its first review gate of the National Framework Agreement for Telecare. Suppliers from the framework submitted information on new products, sub-contractors and affiliates, upgrades and price changes. These arrangements continue to provide extensive choice to organisations implementing telecare and telehealth solutions without going through extensive tendering procedures. NHS PASA report that £10m of orders have now gone through the telecare national framework agreement.

The main changes to the telecare NFA following the yearly review are now available from the PASA web site.

The changes include:

Introduction of 958 new individual equipment lines.
Introduction of 118 new equipment packages.
Introduction of 216 new services/service packages

There are now a total of 2900 individual equipment and service lines within the framework.

Telecare national framework agreement review including:
News release (March/April 2007) - covers the main changes to the framework
Contract Award Information Pack (April 2007) - covers the main features and benefits of the agreement together with supplier profiles
Contract Information Supplement (April 2007) - explains the annual review process and identifies the key developments to the NFA that apply from 1 April 2007