PICS will cease to deliver the Community Gynaecological Service as of 3rd August 2025
PICS will cease to deliver the Community Gynaecological Service as of 3rd August 2025, having served notice in line with its contract on 2nd May 2025.
PICS was made aware of the journey back to practices for all follow up patients and only had sight of the letter at the same time as us through its 3 affected practices. The ICB are not re-procuring a like for like service and staff have been made redundant, but for patients on the follow up list the ICB has decided to return these patients back to their practice. Patients waiting for their 1st appointment are still under discussion.
The LMC has been advocating for the ICB to automatically transfer all follow-ups, unless a practice opts out. However, this remains the current decision.
In the meanwhile, should practices want patients due follow-up to be transferred to a new provider, they should email by COP on Friday 8 August to give consent for the transfer to take place.