Chief Executive Bulletin
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7 - 14 November 2003, Issue 194 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
(no items this week)
NHS interest
1. HSC 2003/011: The Interventional Procedures Programme
(IPP)
2. New legal requirement on PCTs to implement directed enhanced
services
3. NICE appraisal of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
Social care interest
4. The abolition of residential allowance
Further items of interest
5. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2003/039
6. Primary Care Contracting - a prospectus of support for
the NHS
7. National Audit Office (NAO) report
8. New implementation guidance on the single assessment process
for older people
9. Coronary Heart Disease National Workforce Competence Framework
10. Review of Central Returns (ROCR)
11. A model of best practice on Down's syndrome screening
12. Breaking Through programme
13. NHS Professionals - establishment of a new special health
authority
14. Sample survey by the National Audit Office
15. The statistical bulletins 2003/21 and 2003/25: Statistics
on smoking: England, 2003 and Statistics on smoking cessation services
in England, April 2002 to March 2003
16. The new issue of Non-Exec Bulletin
NHS and social care interest
(no items this week)
NHS interest
1. HSC 2003/011: The Interventional Procedures Programme
(IPP) (Gateway reference 2245)
NICE has established the IPP to assess the safety and efficacy of new
interventional procedures. From 13 November 2003, medical practitioners
planning to undertake new interventional procedures should seek approval
from their NHS trust's clinical governance committee before doing so,
and the chair should then notify the procedure to the IPP. More at www.nice.org.uk/ip
and www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/coin4.nsf/Circulars?ReadForm
or contact paul.woods@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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2. New legal requirement on PCTs to implement directed
enhanced services (Gateway reference 2159)
A letter for primary care trust chief executives and finance directors
from Rob Webster, programme director GP contracting. It sets out action
required to meet legal obligations to implement directed enhanced services.
More at www.doh.gov.uk/gmscontract/implementation.htm
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3. NICE appraisal of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
(Gateway reference 2274)
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced that
appeals against its final appraisal determination on the use of anakinra
for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have not been upheld. The final
guidance will be formally issued to the NHS on 26 November 2003.
The decision of the appeal panel is at www.nice.org.uk/anakinraappealdecision
A summary of the final guidance is
www.nice.org.uk/TA072quickrefguide
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Social care interest
4. The abolition of residential allowance (Gateway
reference 2267)
The summary report which sets out indicative allocations to councils for
2003-04 has been published. The report is at www.doh.gov.uk/residentialallowance/
Councils with queries should contact adebayo.adekaiyaoja@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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Further items of interest
5. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2003/039
Anaesthetic Vaporizers (all manufacturers).
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 6 November 2003 to NHS trusts
for immediate action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
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6. Primary Care Contracting - a prospectus of support
for the NHS (Gateway reference 2183)
This prospectus offers practical help from the Modernisation Agency and
National Primary Care Development Team to PCTs, practices and strategic
health authorities to complement local arrangements and help them implement
the new GMS contract, develop effective out-of-hours services and further
develop PMS schemes. More at www.natpact.nhs.uk/primarycarecontracting/
and www.npdt.org
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7. National Audit Office (NAO) report (Gateway
reference 2278)
Published on 6 November 2003, the NAO report into the suspension of clinical
staff contains recommendations to help trusts manage exclusions. In response
the chief medical officer has expressed a wish to remove the need for
suspensions and consider alternatives. More at www.nao.gov.uk/whatsnew.htm
Contact barbara.carter@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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8. New implementation guidance on the single assessment
process for older people (Gateway reference 2240)
The guidance reminds what is required by April 2004 and disseminates progress
from good practice localities and the NHS Information Authority, particularly
with regard to workable interim IT solutions to information sharing. Guidance
is at www.doh.gov.uk/scg/sap
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9. Coronary Heart Disease National Workforce Competence
Framework (Gateway reference 2247)
This competence framework covers the standards of performance, skills
and knowledge required of workers in the areas of prevention, heart failure
and rehabilitation. More at www.skillsforhealth.org.uk
under News headlines. Copies available from doh@prolog.uk.com
(Smart Code 33935).
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10. Review of Central Returns (ROCR) (Gateway
reference 1855)
Any central data collection that does not display a unique ROCR reference
number is likely to be unauthorised and can be legitimately ignored. Information
on all currently approved collections (updated every two weeks) is at
www.doh.gov.uk/stats/rocr
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11. A model of best practice on Down's syndrome screening
(Gateway reference 2031)
For the attention of commissioners in implementing the priorities and
planning framework and the clinical guideline on antenatal care by the
National Institute for Cinical Excellence.
Details at www.doh.gov.uk/screeningdownssyndrome/
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12. Breaking Through programme (Gateway reference
2266)
This programme will commence in January 2004. It is targeted at black
and minority ethnic staff with the potential to progress into senior leadership
roles. The Leadership Centre is looking for nominations. More at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/nhsleadershipcentre.htm
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13. NHS Professionals - establishment of a new special
health authority (Gateway reference 2265)
A letter has been issued to all NHS professional host employers. It details
progress on the establishment of the special health authority and its
likely implications.
More at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/nhsp.htm
Contact Jeremy Orr on 0113 2545770 or at jeremy.orr@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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14. Sample survey by the National Audit Office
(Gateway reference 2275)
To undertake a national patient survey for its 'Cancer - the patient experience'
study the NAO will be writing to fifty trusts for lists of patients who
will be sent voluntary questionnaires. The survey is based on the Department
of Health's 1999-2000 cancer patient survey, against which progress will
be measured.
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15. The statistical bulletins 2003/21 and 2003/25:
Statistics on smoking: England, 2003 and Statistics on smoking cessation
services in England, April 2002 to March 2003 (Gateway reference 2224)
These bulletins were published on 12 November 2003. Details are at:
www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0321.htm
and www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0325.htm
Hard copies from doh@prolog.uk.com
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16. The new issue of Non-Exec Bulletin (Gateway
reference 2231)
For all NHS chairs and non-executive board members, the latest edition
is at
www.doh.gov.uk/nonexecbulletin/index.htm
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
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