Background and Current Position Set the scene by giving a statistical and evidence-based assessment of the issue you are trying to combat, how it affects the national and local population, and how much it is currently costing the NHS. Include: Describe the relevant current service provisions. Describe the need or gap in current or future service provision that you have identified. Provide any other data that are relevant to your bid, e.g. waiting times, numbers of patients. Proposal for Service This is where you need to give an outline of your proposed service change. Include: Demographic Information Numbers and the population targeted, e.g. bereaved parents, people approaching the end of life Service User Perspectives/Voices What do services users and other stakeholders say about this issue? SMART Objectives What are the intended outcomes and goals of the proposal? What is the proposal trying to achieve? What will success look like? Assumptions What assumptions are being made about, for example, cost savings? Benefits and Risks How will risks be mitigated