# First Contact Practitioners & Roadmap Supervision

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS England](/buyers/nhs-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: University of Bradford
- Award value: £8,500,000
- Tender value: £8,500,000
- Award date: 31 August 2023
- Published: 29 September 2023
- Contract start: 31 August 2023
- Contract end: 30 August 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e392a12a-eefa-458e-bf8b-5c06ae8e6e20-684885
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bda67338-b554-41cb-90fd-d2a595c8d44f

## Description

Masters level modules for First contact health practitioners\. Health Education England \(HEE - the Authority\) commenced a tender for the provision of masters level modules and portfolio management for first contact practitioners FCP\. FCPs are diagnostic clinicians working at master's level in a variety of roles \(currently the following Roadmaps to Practice have been developed; Podiatry, Paramedics, Musculoskeletal, Dietetics and Occupational Therapy\) managing complexity and uncertainty at the first point of contact\. AHPs are eligible to become an FCP providing they have a minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience \(including 3 years MSK experience if working in an MSK role\) and hold appropriate professional registration\. They are required to complete training detailed in their role specific Roadmap to Practice including mapping to the KSA document\. FCPs role includes:

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e392a12a-eefa-458e-bf8b-5c06ae8e6e20-684885)