BEH - GENERAL PRACTITIONER (GP) SERVICES

To provide general practitioner services to patients detained under the Mental Health Act in conditions of low and medium security, ensuring adequate cover arrangements are in place during planned leaves to maintain service levels. Services to include the following: • Planned annual face to face gender specific health checks co-ordinated by the contracting authority, ensuring a coordinated but flexible approach so that those with mobility issues and poor engagement due to mental health or learning disability that impacts on cognition or communication can be offered appointments outside core clinic times and on their wards. • Assessment of physical health issues via ad hoc referral from…