Chief Executive Bulletin
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7 - 13 January 2005, Issue 251 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. £30 million capital for mental health services
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
2. National Cancer Waits Project established
3. PCT indicative dental budgets - 2004/5 and 2005/6
4. Implementation of Agenda for Change
5. Clinical Excellence Awards, Para 5.1 guidance - enquiries
6. Out-of-hours services
7. Valuing Midwives: developing and increasing the workforce
8. Transforming the environment: practical lessons in creating
the environment for care
9. Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) Update 40
10. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERTS - MDA/2005/003, MDA/2004/56, MDA/2004/57,
MDA/2004/58, MDA/2004/59, MDA/2005/001, MDA/2005/002
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. £30 million capital for mental health services
(Gateway reference 4368)
On 19 December, Rosie Winterton announced that new capital monies are
available for mental health services. The process for allocation of this
money is detailed in a letter to SHA Chief Executives. Key components
of the allocation process are: money to be channelled through and allocated
equitably to all SHAs; money will be allocated for spend in 2005/6; low
secure accommodation, particularly local general PICUs to be targeted.
Read
the letter >
Contact Sian Rees, 020 7972 1395/07761 045424.
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Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
2. National Cancer Waits Project established (Gateway
reference 4413)
This project will support the NHS in delivering the two waiting time targets
for December 2005: 31 days from decision to treat until first treatment
and 62 days from urgent GP referral to first treatment. A national briefing
event for chief executives will be held in London on 7 February. More
at www.nocancerwaits.org
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3. PCT indicative dental budgets - 2004/5 and 2005/6
(Gateway reference 4331)
The Department of Health will conduct a further review of indicative allocations
taking into account access, new Personal Dental Services (PDS) conversions
and activity for 2004-5, and will ensure that every PCT is adequately
funded to meet their confirmed service commitments.
Read more >
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4. Implementation of Agenda for Change (Gateway
reference 4392)
The Department of Health has written to strategic health authority chief
executives to set out milestones, up to September 2005, for the assimilation
of staff to Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Read
the letter >
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5. Clinical Excellence Awards, Para 5.1 guidance -
enquiries (Gateway reference 4411)
Employers should submit a ranked list of their national nominations at
levels 9-11 to ACCEA (closing date 23 January). If there is doubt as to
the number of these nominations, this should be clarified with the appropriate
ACCEA regional sub-committee. More on ACCEA at www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk/accea
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6. Out-of-hours services (Gateway reference 4326)
New guidance for PCTs relating to telephone access to out-of-hours care
is available at www.out-of-hours.info/documents.php
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7. Valuing Midwives: developing and increasing the
workforce (Gateway reference 4410)
1 March 2005, ExCel conference centre, London.
The second national midwifery recruitment and retention conference will
focus on the progress made against the six-point action plan over the
past year. Contact Karen Bloomfield, karen.bloomfield@bhsha.nhs.uk
01727 792 889.
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8. Transforming the environment: practical lessons
in creating the environment for care (Gateway reference 4414)
NHS Estates conference, 9-10 March, Harrogate International Conference
Centre.
A wide range of speakers and interactive workshops will focus on how to
make the Environment for Care a reality. Further details at www.nhsestates.gov.uk/download/latest%20news/Flyer72.pdf
Contact Catherine Russell, 0113 2547088, nhs.estates@dh.gsi.gov.uk
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9. Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) Update 40 (Gateway
reference 4214)
The December edition of the CMO Update is now available. Contents include:
Choosing Health; Modernising Medical Careers; Immunisation Update; Tuberculosis
plan; National Service Framework for children; Better Health in Old Age
report; and Boost to medical innovations and Patient safety. Read
Update 40 >
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10. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERTS - MDA/2005/003 (Gateway
reference 4408), MDA/2004/56 (4384), MDA/2004/57 (4385), MDA/2004/58 (4386),
MDA/2004/59 (4388), MDA/2005/001(4389), MDA/2005/002 (4390)
Alerts on Aventis Optipen Pro insulin pen injection system, Pegasus Limited
alternating pressure therapy systems, Tyco Healthcare- Shiley FlexTra™
dual-cannula Tracheostomy tube, Endovascular delivery and exchange systems
for Amplatzer® cardiac occluders (ASD,VSD,PFO,PDA), Baxter 6060 solution
sets and Sabraset administration sets for use with Baxter 6060 multi-therapy
ambulatory infusion pump, Reporting Adverse Incidents and Disseminating
Medical Device Alerts, Wheelchairs, seating and accessories. Further information
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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