A-Z site
index | Search | Links
| Contact
DH | Help
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents: NHS and social care interest NHS interest Social care interest Further items of interest NHS and social care interest 1. NHS national E-recruitment service: Gateway
reference 1851 We are looking for NHS trusts to become pilot sites, which will be live autumn 2003, with national rollout in early 2004. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/hrinthenhs/electronicrecruitment/ Contact: Sarah Clark, Project Co-ordinator on 0113 2545316. NHS interest 2. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/023 - Gateway reference
1860 Details at http://devices.mhra.gov.uk 3. Primary dental services guidance to PCTs: Gateway
reference 1861 To accompany the guidance, Incentive schemes directions also came into force on 12 August 2003, to enable PCTs to use main allocations, if necessary, to support dental services in the run up to 2005. Rosie Winterton and John Renshaw of the British Dental Association (BDA) have also written jointly to dental practices about the change. Copies of the guidance, directions and the letter are available at www.doh.gov.uk/dental/
and Contact: Chris Audrey at chris.audrey@doh.gsi.gov.uk 4. Pay and contractual arrangements for NHS senior
managers: Gateway reference 1837 The letter and framework for consultation is at www.doh.gov.uk/modernisingpay/ Chief executives are asked to ensure that the letter and proposed framework are brought to the attention of the chair of their organisation. Comments on the proposed framework are invited by 30 September 2003 by using the database details of which will be notified shortly Contact: Max Liversuch on 0113 254 6201 or max.liversuch@doh.gsi.gov.uk or David Moody on 0113 254 5734 or david.moody@doh.gsi.gov.uk 5. The consultant contract ready reckoner: Gateway
reference 1864 The ready reckoner is at www.doh.gov.uk/consultantframework/ 6. Enhancing public protection - Proposals for the
statutory regulation of operating department practitioners: Gateway reference
1844 Public consultation on a draft Section 60 Order and accompanying documentation will take place between 14 August 2003 and 14 November 2003. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/regsodpconsult/ Chief executives are asked to give this a wide circulation within their organisation, particularly amongst ODPs Contact: Christine Holmes at christine.holmes@doh.gsi.gov.uk 7. Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning: Gateway
reference 1831 Contact: Stephen Waring at stephen.waring@doh.gsi.gov.uk or Gary Arnold at gary.arnold@doh.gsi.gov.uk 8. National pilot of Your Life magazine for primary
care trusts: Gateway reference 1849 PCTs are encouraged to join the pilot for the winter edition of Your Life, which will be produced in partnership with Dr Foster. Evaluation of the pilot will take place at the end of the year. Further details and joining form is at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/yourlife.htm Contact: Rhidian Wynn Davies at Dr Foster on 020 7557 4757 or email rhidian.wynndavies@drfoster.co.uk 9. MOD/NHS partnership initiative: Gateway reference
1868 The MOD are now looking to extend the scheme and are looking for trained medical and nursing specialists including general surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre nurses, ITU and A&E nurses. It is intended to hold a briefing session for NHS chief executives in late September and would seek to include HR, medical and nursing directors in this. Further information is available at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/modnhspartnership.pdf If you are interested in attending such a briefing please contact Lieutenant Commander Peter Derby Royal Navy on 020 7807 8377 (fax 020 7807 8834). Or write to: Lieutenant General K O'Donoghue CB, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Health), Ministry of Defence, Defence Medical Services Department, St Giles' Court, Room 750, 1-13 St Giles' High Street, London, WC2H 8LD. 10. Letter from the chief medical officer, the chief nursing officer and the chief pharmaceutical officer 6 August 2003: Gateway reference 1821 This letter is to inform you of the introduction of a new pneumococcal immunisation programme on 20 August 2003 for older people and to provide the details of this year's influenza immunisation campaign. Details at: www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/letters/cmo0306.htm Contact: Dr Karen Noakes 020 7972 1528, or email karen.noakes@doh.gsi.gov.uk Social care interest 11. Modern social services: a commitment to the future:
Gateway reference 1850 This year's chief inspector's annual report draws on a range of inspection and performance review activity of the social services inspectorate (SSI), to provide an assessment of performance of councils with social services responsibilities across England. The report illustrates regional highlights and provides information about the activities of SSI. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/ssi/ciann-12.htm Contact: Carolyn Denne at carolyn.denne@doh.gsi.gov.uk Further items of interest 12. Reimbursement: Consultation on mental health
order correction - Gateway reference 1791 Details at www.doh.gov.uk/jointunit/delayeddischarge/mentalhealthconsult.htm 13. Orthopaedic waiting list pressures and choice
event: Gateway reference 1854 Details at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/orthopaedicflyer.pdf 14. Local optical committees (LOCs): Gateway reference
1866 15. Tackling bureaucracy web page: Gateway reference
1862 Contact: mb-bureaucracy@doh.gsi.gov.uk 16. Screening for infectious diseases in pregnancy:
standards to support the UK antenatal screening programme Gateway reference
1859 Details at www.doh.gov.uk/antenatalscreening/ 17. GPs with a Special Interest: Gateway reference
1873 Details at www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/intpress.nsf/page/2003-0307?OpenDocument
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 - ©2003
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You
are here: 
