Chief Executive Bulletin
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3 - 10 June 2004, Issue 222 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Vision and framework for adult social care
NHS interest
2. Prison health care: SHAs to lead the approval process
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
3. Domiciliary oxygen service
4. Framework for Partnership Action on Disability
5. New conversion fellowship schemes in paediatric histopathology
and neuropathology
6. A provisional model contract for out-of-hours providers
7. New consultant contract
8. Waiting list and waiting times spot-check reviews
9. Accelerated Development Programme (ADP) for support workers
in intermediate care sharing event - 8 July
10. 7th National Problem Oriented Partnership (POP) Conference
2004 - Birmingham, 7-9 September 2004
11. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypnoea Syndrome
in adults
12. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/020,021,022,023,024
NHS and social care interest
1. Vision and framework for adult social care (Gateway
reference 3303)
As part of an ongoing dialogue within the Department of Health, Antony
Sheehan has asked the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to gather
views from stakeholders via the SCIE website on the current state of social
care for adults. These stakeholders include service users, carers, statutory
and non statutory organisations. Their views will inform the Department's
development of a new vision and framework to be consulted on later in
the year. The opportunity to comment ends on 30 June. Read
more >
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NHS interest
2. Prison health care: SHAs to lead the approval process
(Gateway reference 3267)
Following the successful transfer of prison health care to 18 trailblazing
PCTs in April 2004, the majority of Prison-PCT partnerships are applying
to transfer commissioning responsibility in April 2005. The document below
sets out guidance for approving the robustness of the partnerships to
take on the task. Ministers have agreed that SHAs will lead the approval
process alongside HMPS Area Managers. All PCTs with prisons will take
on this responsibility by April 2006 at the latest. Read
the document >
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Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
3. Domiciliary oxygen service (Gateway reference
3365)
Expressions of interest are been invited to tender for the new integrated
oxygen service contract (announced June 2003, to be introduced 2005) in
the Official Journal of the European Union. PCTs and trusts should be
developing local arrangements to support and manage change. Read
more >
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4. Framework for Partnership Action on Disability
(Gateway reference 3348)
Secretary of State for Health John Reid and chair of the Disability Rights
Commission Bert Massie, have announced a joint framework to help deliver
improvements for disabled people in health and social care including a
leaflet for hospital staff called You Can Make a Difference - Improving
Hospital Services for Disabled People. Read
more >
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5. New conversion fellowship schemes in paediatric
histopathology and neuropathology (Gateway reference 3362)
Read
more about the schemes >
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6. A provisional model contract for out-of-hours providers
(Gateway reference 3353)
An outline model contract for out-of-hours primary medical services is
now available at www.out-of-hours.info/documents.php
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7. New consultant contract (Gateway reference
3331)
Information on the recognition of external duties under the new consultant
contract is available. Read
the information >
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8. Waiting list and waiting times spot-check reviews
(Gateway reference 3352)
All strategic health authority chief executives are asked to read the
attached letter from Duncan Selbie regarding the phase 2 spot-check reviews.
Read
the letter >
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9. Accelerated Development Programme (ADP) for support
workers in intermediate care sharing event - 8 July (Gateway number
is 3351)
This one-day sharing event is an opportunity for chief executives and
directors of health and social care organisations, together with participating
teams and strategic health communities, to discuss the findings of the
ADP and to assist in implementation in their local areas. Read
more >
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10. 7th National Problem Oriented Partnership (POP)
Conference 2004 - Birmingham, 7-9 September 2004 (Gateway reference
3363)
This conference is about identifying, progressing and promoting POP solutions
within the UK police services, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
and other partners involved in crime and disorder reduction. Read
more >
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11. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypnoea
Syndrome in adults (Gateway reference 3346)
National clinical guidelines produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate
Guidelines Network and endorsed by the British Thoracic Society have been
published. They include recommendations of best practice based on current
evidence and are at www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/published/numlist.html
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12. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/020,021,022,023,024
(Gateway numbers 3357, 3358, 3359, 3360, 3361)
- Reusable nebulisers
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 26 May 2004 to NHS trusts for
action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
- Invacare Limited 'Spectra Plus' powered wheelchair.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 26 May 2004 to NHS trusts and
Social Services for action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
- Cidex® OPA ortho-phthalaldehyde high level disinfectant solution.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 26 May 2004 to NHS trusts for
action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
- Vygon (UK) Ltd Bionector needlefree IV access connector.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 3 June 2004 to NHS trusts for
action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
- Medtronic SynchroMed® and SynchroMed® EL implantable drug
pumps and Medtronic Personal Therapy Manager (PTM).
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 04 June 2004 to NHS trusts for
immediate action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
The documents in this bulletin are Crown copyright but may be reproduced
by NHS and local authority staff without formal permission or charge for
personal or in-house use - ©2004
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