Medical Examiner for foster carer, connected person and special guardian applicants

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                    "description": "Due to the short notice of the ICB pulling their current resource to provide the Medical Advisor and the responsibility falling to the LA we have no choice but to urgently increase a pre-existing contract in order to meet demand in a timely manner. Therefore, there will be an Increase in the contract value from PS30k to PS70k over the next 12 months to account for the increased workload and demand. Effective date of the modification is: 23.04.2026",
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