You asked:
1. Which of the following Orthotic Services do you have locally?
a. Product and Clinical service
b. Product only in-house clinical service
c. Clinical Service only
d. Fully managed service
2. If your service is run by a 3rd party:
a. Who is your current provider?
b. When did the current agreement start?
c. When does the current agreement expire?
d. What was the total value of the contract?
e. Is there an allowance for increasing patient numbers and activity each year?
f. Is the contract a lump sum / block contract or pay / BPR for activity basis?
g. What is the current cost per Orthotist session in your trust?
3. Do you run your tender in-house or is it outsourced?
4. Which frameworks are you able to buy from currently:
a. For Orthotic Clinical Service
b. For Orthotic stock products
c. For Orthotic bespoke products
5. Are you considering a tender at the moment? (Y/N)
6. What orthotics services are provided by the NHS in your jurisdiction?
7. How many sessions do you run per week:
a. Orthotist
b. LOP
c. Footwear technicians
8. How many Full Time equivalent Orthotists work in your Trust?
9. How many appliance officers/administrators do you employ in the Orthotics Service?
10. Over the past three financial years how many orthotics patients were treated (please breakdown by year)?
a. April 2018 – March 2019
b. April 2019 – March 2020
c. April 2020 – March 2021
11. For orthotic products:
a. Which companies do you currently order Orthotic footwear from or do you make these in house?
b. Which companies do you currently order insoles from or do you make these in house?
c. Please provide annual volumes of prescriptions/orders and total spend for the last 12 months (April 2017 – March 2018) and the lead times for:
i. Stock Orthotic Footwear orders
ii. Modular Orthotic Footwear orders
iii. Bespoke Orthotic Footwear orders
iv. Orthotic Footwear repairs
v. Moulded EVA Insoles
vi. Plastic Heel cups
vii. Carbon Fibre Insoles
viii. Bespoke AFOs

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