Contract award · 6 Jul 2023

Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner

West Lothian Council awarded “Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner” to lanarkshire association for mental health(LAMH) for £922k on 6 Jul 2023.

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Key facts

Buyer
West Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£922,014
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Jul 2023
  2. Published11 Jul 2023Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

The Service aims to further develop and expand pathways within West Lothian for people with moderate mental health problems, which focus on early intervention and prevention. Services within the Hubs will be delivered through a partnership between Primary and Secondary Care Practitioners and the Third Sector to ensure that people receive appropriate support when they need it. The focus will be on ensuring that people have access to meaningful and effective community supports as an alternative to seeing their GP which may reduce the likelihood of future inappropriate or unavoidable admission to hospital. The aims of the Service are: To deliver a Community Link Worker Service within the Community Wellbeing Hubs in West Lothian working in partnership with a range of colleagues. To deliver a Wellbeing Service within the Hubs. Mindfulness, Yoga, Tai Chi (and other holistic therapeutic practice as agreed) should be used to assist people in managing their symptoms and improve their wellbeing…

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