Chief Executive Bulletin
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5 - 12 November 2004, Issue 244 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Directions to NHS bodies on Counter Fraud Measures 2004
2. Role of the director of adult social services
NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
3. PACS benefits realisation and service redesign opportunities
4. Public health policy in the new millennium: new changes
and new opportunities
5. Delivering better children's services, implementing the
NSF conference
6. Appraisal for NHS Doctors with a private practice
7. Language testing for general dental practitioners seeking
admission to PCT dental lists
8. Formal review of partnership provisions of the Crime and
Disorder Act 1998
9. Signing up to the cleanyourhands campaign can help in
MRSA target
10. Waste management - best practice advice on local waste
management for the NHS in England
11. Guidance on children in need and blood-borne viruses
12. Local delivery plans and the workforce strategy
13. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/50
NHS and social care interest
1. Directions to NHS bodies on Counter Fraud Measures
2004 (Gateway reference 3793)
These directions replace those previously issued separately to health
authorities, PCTs and NHS trusts about countering fraud and corruption
in the NHS. They are not for action by NHS foundation trusts. Seminars
for directors of finance, which will allow for discussion of revisions,
are to commence shortly.
Chief executives should download a copy from the link below. Directors
of finance will also receive this information via email shortly. Read
the Directions to NHS bodies on Counter Fraud Measures 2004 >
For further information e-mail policy@cfsms.nhs.uk
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2. Role of the director of adult social services
(Gateway reference 4133)
The Children's Bill proposes replacing the role of the director of social
services with two new statutory posts: director of children's services
and director of adult social services. While this development has raised
questions about the future role of directors of social services, there
will continue to be a major role for senior managers in social services.
A letter to directors of social services and other stakeholders from the
Director of Care Services and the National Director for Social Care is
available. Read
the letter >
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NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
3. PACs benefits realisation and service redesign
opportunities (Gateway reference 4033)
This document has been jointly issued by the National Programme for IT's
National PACs Team and the Modernisation Agency's National Radiology Service
Improvement Team. Available at www.npfit.nhs.uk/docs/radiology_pacs.pdf
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4. Public health policy in the new millennium: new
changes and new opportunities - London, 14 December 2004 (Gateway
reference 4134)
This conference will give delegates an opportunity to hear from the Government
about key elements of the White Paper, as well as learning about an alternative
vision for public health called Releasing the Potential for the Public's
Health, set out by the LGA, in collaboration with the NHS Confederation
and UK Public Health Association. More information at
www.lga.gov.uk/Event.asp?lsection=46&id=SXBB8B-A7828626
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5. Delivering better children's services, implementing
the NSF conference - Birmingham, 15 December 2004
This joint Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills
(DfES) conference is designed to engage and motivate those who will be
responsible for ensuring that the NSF is embedded in the provision of
integrated, high quality services for the public. Contact Bree Verity
on 020 7972 4659 to register for this free conference.
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6. Appraisal for NHS Doctors with a private practice
(Gateway reference 4077)
Following discussions between the UK health departments, BMA, GMC and
Independent Healthcare Forum, an appraisal scheme for NHS doctors in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland with practising privileges at independent hospitals
is now available. Read
more >
It is expected that similar arrangements will be introduced in Scotland
in due course.
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7. Language testing for general dental practitioners
seeking admission to PCT dental lists (Gateway reference 4007)
This guidance gives PCTs wider discretion in assessing the language skills
of dentists from the countries of the European Economic Area who apply
for admission to their main or supplementary dental lists. Read
the guidance >
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8. Formal review of partnership provisions of the
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Gateway reference 4130)
Announced in the White Paper on Police Reform, Building Communities Beating
Crime, this review will be of key interest to PCTs as responsible authorities
on Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs).
Details of the White Paper are available at www.policereform.gov.uk
Further details about how to contribute to the review at www.crimereduction.gov.uk/partnerships60.htm
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9. Signing up to the cleanyourhands campaign can help
in MRSA target (Gateway reference 4125)
One hundred acute trusts have now signed up for a national campaign to
receive free promotional materials that encourage staff to clean their
hands. Deadline for the next phase is 6 December. Remaining trusts can
register at www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands
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10. Total waste management - best practice advice
on local waste management for the NHS in England (Gateway reference
2671)
This NHS Estates publication illustrates how the NHS can save money and
reduce environmental impact through waste prevention, reduction, re-use
and recycling. Available on the NHS Estates' Knowledge & Information
Portal at http://195.92.246.148/nhsestates/knowledge
or from Lorraine Brayford, 0113 254 7040. For information on how to access
the portal please call 0113 254 7070.
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11. Guidance on children in need and blood-borne
viruses (Gateway reference 3766)
The Department, in collaboration with DfES, has produced this guidance
to assist local authority social services departments, NHS and Primary
Care Trusts and other local service providers in promoting and safeguarding
the welfare of children in need in relation to blood-borne viruses. Read
the guidance >
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12. Local delivery plans and the workforce strategy
(Gateway reference 4092)
A short form of the workforce strategy has been issued alongside the local
delivery planning technical note. It will reinforce messages relating
to: increasing staff numbers; being challenging about productivity, quality
and new ways of working; and also incorporates public health messages.
Read
more >
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13. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/50 (Gateway
reference 4131)
Intravenous administration and extension sets manufactured by Alaris Medical
Systems and Clinico
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 8 November 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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