Model Variation Agreement for RTT backlog clearance activity GuidanceVariation Agreement • October 6th, 2014
Contract Type FiledOctober 6th, 2014Further to the letter issued on 24 September, which sets out arrangements for securing the additional RTT activity needed between now and 30 November 2014, attached is a model Variation Agreement which lead commissioners can use as required, complete with appropriate local detail which can be incorporated into relevant contracts with acute providers. This contract variation is specifically to target waiting list backlogs in order to achieve all speciality RTT compliance by 1 December 2014 and maintain this compliance for the remainder of the financial year. Each Trust must put in place sufficient capacity in-house or outsourced to achieve the required activity. The contract variation sets out the tariff rate being applied to activity above baseline for its duration to incentivise backlog clearance. Attention is drawn to clause