Chief Executive Bulletin
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3 - 10 September 2004, Issue 235 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Launch of the 10 high impact changes
2. Processing of patient identifiable information in countries
outside the European Economic Agency (EEA)
NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
3. Social worker registration with the General Social Care
Council (GSCC)
Further items of interest
4. Lysosomal storage disorders - correction
5. The social care workforce: developing a new national agenda
6. NHS oral health surveys: an amendment to the core programme
7. Medicines management - a resource to support implementation
of the wider aspects of medicines management for the national service
frameworks for diabetes and renal services and the forthcoming national
service framework for long-term conditions
8. Renal national service framework (NSF): medicines management
resource
9. Learning and development agreement
10. Draft Mental Health Bill
11. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/043
NHS and social care interest
1. Launch of the 10 high impact changes (Gateway reference
3483)
The NHS modernisation agency has launched its 10 high impact changes.
More at
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Bulletins/
ChiefExecutiveBulletin/ChiefExecutiveBulletinArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4088866&chk=TLvIeq
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2. Processing of patient identifiable information
in countries outside the European Economic Agency (EEA) (Gateway reference
3807)
NHS chief executives are reminded that provisions within the Data Protection
Act (DPA)1998 regulate the transfer of personal data outside the european
economic area for transcription purposes, for example on paper records
converted to electronic format. In these circumstances, data controllers
must satisfy themselves that the receiving country will provide an adequate
level of protection for any data transferred. For most countries, this
will involve transfer on European Union (EU) approved contract terms.
More at
http://ico-cms.amaze.co.uk/DocumentUploads/transborder%20dataflows.pdf
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NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
3. Social worker registration with the General Social
Care Council (GSCC) (Gateway reference 3712)
From 1 April 2005, all qualified social workers operating on their local
authority's behalf will have to register with the General Social Care
Council (GSCC). Stephen Ladyman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
for Community, is writing to local council chief executives to request
that priority is given to encouraging registration. Applications should
reach the GSCC by 1 December 2004 if they are to be processed before 1
April 2005. Contact Lionel Took, Room G06, Wellington House,133-155 Waterloo
Road, London SE1 8UG. More at
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/DearColleagueLetters/
DearColleagueLettersArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4088864&chk=/VKZH7
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Further items of interest
4. Lysosomal storage disorders - correction (Gateway
reference 3780)
From April 2005, certain centres will be nationally designated and funded
by the Department of Health under the auspices of the National Specialist
Commissioning Advisory Group (NSCAG) to provide a diagnosis and management
advice service for lysosomal storage disorders (including Gaucher's, Anderson-Fabrys's
and MPS1 diseases). The costs of enzyme replacement therapy will continue
to be funded by the NHS. Contact Julia Stallibrass on 020 7972 4862 or
e-mail nscag@dh.gsi.gov.uk
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5. The social care workforce: developing a new national
agenda (Gateway reference 3727)
In May 2004 the Department of Health hosted a ministerial conference that
focussed on the social care workforce strategies being developed by the
Government and employers. Speakers included Stephen Ladyman, Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State for Community, Margaret Hodge, Minister of State
for children, and Phil Hope, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister. Contact Lionel Took, Room G06, Wellington
House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG. The full report is at
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/
PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4089024&chk=X3nYRx
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6. NHS oral health surveys: an amendment to the core
programme (Gateway reference 3799)
The Chief Dental Officer has agreed an amendment with strategic health
authority (SHA) dental leads regarding the 2004/05 programme of NHS oral
health surveys undertaken by primary care trusts (PCTs). This should resolve
access issues in schools for undertaking the surveys and also improve
UK synchronisation. More at
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/DearColleagueLetters/
DearColleagueLettersArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4089059&chk=qN/696
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7. Medicines management - a resource to support implementation
of the wider aspects of medicines management for the national service
frameworks for diabetes and renal services and the forthcoming national
service framework for long-term conditions (Gateway reference 2954)
For hard copies e-mail dh@prolog.uk.com
Available at www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/
PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4088754&chk=AICjmO
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8. Renal national service framework (NSF): medicines
management resource (Gateway reference 3048)
This is a resource for the medicines management aspect of the renal services
NSF. It supports delivery of the NSF, concentrating primarily on part
one, which deals with dialysis and transplantation. Available at
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/
PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4082061&chk=Ca3EZb
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9. Learning and development agreement (Gateway
reference 3804)
This letter contains information, aims and plans on the Department of
Health's facilitation of a comprehensive agreement for all activity that
strategic health authorities commission for training in the practice setting.
Available at
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HumanResourcesAndTraining/LearningAndPersonalDevelopment/
LPDQualityAssurance/QualityAssuranceArticle/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4089005&chk=RaAqVM
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10. Draft Mental Health Bill (Gateway reference
3559)
The Government has published a revised draft Mental Health Bill. The Bill
will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by a parliamentary committee,
which has been asked to present its report by the end of March 2005. More
at
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/
MentalHealth/MentalHealthList/Fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4001816&chk=Tg1/Et
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11. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/043 (Gateway
reference 3801)
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This was issued on 26 August 2004 to NHS trusts for action. More at www.mhra.gov.uk
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