Care UK awarded North east London NHS treatment centre contract 23 December 2011

We are pleased to announce that Care UK has been awarded the renewal of the contract for services at the NHS North East London Treatment Centre (NELTC) located at King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, Essex.

After a formal procurement process by NHS outer north east London which followed DH guidelines, Care UK formally signed the new contract on 22 December. Care UK are currently the providers of care at the NELTC and the new contract will run for three years from 28 December 2011, with a one year option to extend. This agreement will guarantee that patients will continue to receive high quality care for a range of services including out-patient, diagnostic and elective procedures for general surgery, orthopaedics, oral surgery, ophthalmology, ENT (ear, nose and throat) and gastroenterology.

Paul Attwal, General Manager at NELTC said:

“We are delighted that local NHS commissioners have selected Care UK out of a strong field of bidders to continue operating the NHS North East London Treatment Centre. It gives us the opportunity to build on the work we have undertaken over the past five years which has resulted in excellent clinical outcomes, high scores for patient satisfaction and short waiting times for patients. We look forward to working with NHS outer north east London to further develop the Centre to meet the needs of local people.”

If you have any comments or require further information, please email Stacy.endean@careuk.com