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Chief Executive Bulletin

5 - 12 March 2004, Issue 209

Contents:

NHS and social care interest
1. Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosures on care home, domiciliary care agency and nurses' agency staff - a consultation

NHS interest
2. National Audit Office (NAO) examination of emergency care in England

Social care interest
3. Special grant for the development of treatment foster care programmes LASSL (2004)5
4. Mental Health Grant for the next financial year (2004/05)

Further items of interest
5. Future direction of the NHS Modernisation Agency
6. Code of conduct for NHS managers - availability of a list of investigators
7. Education and Training Contract between WDC and NHS Foundation Trusts
8. The Health and Social Care Awards
9. LASSL (2004)4 Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
10. NHS bodies' permission for research and development (R&D)
11. Research governance: controls assurance standard; SHA role
12. nGMS and PMS implementation update
13. Home Office Circular - amendment to the crime and disorder strategies (prescribed prescriptions)
14. New primary medical performers lists
15. CI letter CI(2004)2 Building a Better Future for Children - key messages from inspection and performance assessment
16. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/012

NHS and social care interest
1. Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosures on care home, domiciliary care agency and nurses' agency staff - a consultation (Gateway reference 2827)
The main proposal is that staff working in care homes, domiciliary care and nurses' agencies will be enabled to start work prior to the satisfactory completion of a CRB Disclosure. No changes are proposed in relation to current requirements for CRB Disclosures for people working in children's homes, schools or other children's services. The consultation runs from 5 March to 16 April 2004. Read more >

NHS interest
2. National Audit Office (NAO) examination of emergency care in England (Gateway reference 2859)
The strategy for providing efficient and good quality emergency care in England is being reviewed. The NAO is visiting selected trusts, surveying emergency care networks and patients, analysing existing data and research, and carrying out a census of all acute trusts.

The Department of Health considers the data collection to be useful and reasonable - ROCR 203-108. Please complete the census by 2 April. Read the census and covering letter >

Contact alison.terry@nao.gsi.gov.uk tel 020 7798 7191.

Social care interest
3. Special grant for the development of treatment foster care programmes LASSL (2004)5 (Gateway reference 2903)
Councils with social services responsibilities (CSSRs) wishing to develop a treatment foster care programme are invited to bid for a pump-priming grant. The grant will assist with the introduction of specific intervention for young people displaying anti-social behaviour and with severe behavioural problems within a structured living environment. Local authorities should only bid if they can meet the criteria identified in Annex A of the above LASSL. Read LASSL (2004)5 >

4. Mental Health Grant for the next financial year (2004/05) (Gateway reference 2831)
All councils with social services responsibility (CSSRs) are alerted to important information which includes Mental Health Grant allocation forms that need to be completed and returned. The information also includes details of the grant, its terms and conditions. Forms should be returned to Andrew Armitage at Department of Health/NIMHE, 2nd Floor, Blenheim House, West One, Duncombe Street, Leeds, LS1 4PL. Read LAC (2004)7 >

Contact andrew.armitage@doh.gsi.gov.uk tel 0113 254 3823

Further items of interest

5. Future direction of the NHS Modernisation Agency (Gateway reference 2900)
The Modernisation Agency has provided strong leadership for improvement at a national level and the time is now right for modernisation to move into its next phase. Read about the future of the NHS Modernisation Agency >

6. Code of conduct for NHS managers - availability of a list of investigators (Gateway reference 2921)
If a chief executive or a director are to be investigated, the employing authority should use individuals who are employed elsewhere to conduct the investigation. A list of investigators is available from Keith Johnston, Policy Advisor at the NHS Confederation tel 020 7959 7272

7. Education and Training Contract between WDC and NHS Foundation Trusts (Gateway reference 2913)
Read the model contract and guidance >
Contact rebecca.spavin@doh.gsi.gov.uk tel 0113 254 6754

8. The Health and Social Care Awards (Gateway reference 2925)
These awards are one of the most important opportunities for recognising and rewarding excellence in the provision of care. All colleagues and staff within each organisation should be encouraged to promote this initiative and enter by April 30 via the website at www.modern.nhs.uk/healthandsocialcareawards

9. LASSL (2004)4 Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (Gateway reference 2931)
This Act, which replaces the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985, was brought into force on 3 March 2004. LASSL (2004)4 outlines the provisions of the new Act and provides a factsheet on female genital mutilation for social services staff. Read more >

10. NHS bodies' permission for research and development (R&D) (Gateway reference 2567)
NHS bodies are responsible for knowing about R&D involving their patients. Read the explanatory note on NHS permission for R&D >

11. Research governance: controls assurance standard; SHA role (Gateway reference 2513)
A controls assurance standard for research governance in NHS bodies is available. Read the standard

Advice on strategic health authorities' role in performance managing research-active NHS bodies against this standard is available. Read the advice >

12. nGMS and PMS implementation update (Gateway reference 2923)
Joint NHS Confederation, NHS Modernisation Agency (NatPact) and the National Primary Care Development Team web update on nGMS and PMS implementation. Read update No 8 >

13. Home Office Circular - amendment to the crime and disorder strategies (prescribed prescriptions) (Gateway reference 2918)
PCTs will be joining CDRPs as of April 2004 (subject to commencement order). Please note that order 1998 to invite transport operators to participate in tackling crime and disorder and misuse of drugs is available at the Home Office website >>

14. New primary medical performers lists (Gateway reference 2901)
On 1 April 2004 a new list will replace existing medical, supplementary medical and services lists of GPs. Read more >

15. CI letter CI(2004)2 Building a Better Future for Children - key messages from inspection and performance assessment (Gateway reference 2932)
This SSI report summarises the findings of inspections of children's services, the Victoria Climbié self-audit evaluation and information provided in councils' delivery and improvement statements. Read CI(2004)2 >
Contact michael.rourke@csci.gsi.gov.uk

16. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/012
Becton Dickinson Vacutainer 21G PrecisionGlide Needle
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 4 March 2004 to NHS trusts for action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk

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