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Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents:NHS and social care interest NHS interest Social care interest Further items of interest NHS and social care interest1. NHS Leadership Centre presentations The NHS Leadership Centre is arranging a series of four presentations from inspirational leaders from different sectors, as part of the NHS chief executive development portfolio. Details of the first session are below: Date: Tuesday 13 May 2003 Each session costs £200 per delegate. For further information or to apply contact Ian Stokes (is@wig.co.uk) or Kate Oldershaw, (ko@wig.co.uk) at the Whitehall & Industry Group (www.wig.co.uk) or call 020 7222 1166 NHS interest 2. UK National Stockpile - patient group directions (PGDs) PGDs for the stockpiled antibiotics, chemical countermeasures and potassium iodate are now available on the Department of Health's website. Other PGDs will be published as they are developed. We are in the process of developing a training strategy but in the meantime NHS trusts may find the PGDs useful for emergency planning. The PGDs are at: www.doh.gov.uk/epcu/pgd.htm Contact: Judith Field on 020 7972 3785 or judith.field@doh.gsi.gov.uk 3. Neonatal Intensive Care Review The conclusions of this review were published on 10 April for a three month consultation. The review recommends a more structured, collaborative approach to caring for newborn babies by hospitals working closely together in managed networks. It also suggests definitions of categories of care and the designation of units that would provide the various levels of care. The review also makes proposals about staffing skills, information and support to parents. Comments are invited on the report. The full text is at www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/neonatal.htm Contact: John Rutherford on john.rutherford@doh.gsi.gov.uk or 020 7972 4139. 4. Revised TUPE guidance in the Private Finance Initiative Manual Two sections in the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Manual have been revised. There is a new chapter 13 in section 1 (Fair treatment of staff) and a new appendix 1 of section 4 (Commercial issues - TUPE). Contact: Susan Peak on 0113 254 5305 or susan.peak@doh.gsi.gov.uk These chapters supersede the existing chapter and appendix in the PFI manual, and should replace them. The amended guidance is at www.doh.gov.uk/pfi/rev-pfi-guide-fair.htm 5. Monitoring performance against local delivery plans (LDPs) For 2003-2004 onwards, the data collection formerly known as Service and Financial Framework Return (SaFFR) will be known as Local Delivery Plan Return (LDPR). LDPR will be part of a wider set of LDP monitoring and will collect data on many LDP targets, requirements and assumptions. A 2003-2004 quarterly schedule of data items for collection via LDPR is located in "2003/4 data collection requirements" at nww.steis.nhs.uk/steis/saffr_disc.nsf/homepage?readform If you need to know your organisation's password for this site, please call the strategic executive information systems (STEIS) help line on 0113 254 5278. 6. Modernisation Agency scale of productivity gains There has been a huge amount of effort right across the NHS on local delivery plans in recent months and many chief executives have been asking for a high level summary of some of the lessons emerging through the work of the Modernisation Agency. People are particularly eager to know the scale of productivity gains achieved through applying service redesign techniques. A short paper summarising some of the learning so far is at: www.modern.nhs.uk/productivity/ProductivityCE.pdf Contact: Richard Green on 07799 895195. Social care interest No items Further items of interest 7. Belgium bilateral agreement A bilateral agreement is now in place, establishing a framework for
the referral of NHS patients to Belgium. This has major implications for
any NHS trust seeking to contract care in any health care organisation
in Belgium. Contact Sarah Walter on 020 7210 5664 or sarah.walter@doh.gsi.gov.uk. 8. Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board (PMETB) - safe passage through parliament The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 which will establish PMETB has reached the final stage of the legislative process. Once the order is made, advertisements will be placed for the chair and members. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/medicaltrainingintheuk/pmetborder.htm Contact: Angela Hawley at angela.hawley@doh.gsi.gov.uk or 0113 254 6258 9. Developing NHS Direct - The current organisational structure of NHS Direct has been reviewed to decide what would be the best structure for the service in the future. Full details at www.doh.gov.uk/developingnhsdirect/ Contact: Phillip Thomas on 0113 254 6317 or phillip.thomas@doh.gsi.gov.uk 10. Copying letters to patients Chief Executive Bulletin: 28 March - 3 April 2003, issue 162 referred to good practice guidelines on copying letters being produced. These are now at: www.doh.gov.uk/patientletters/goodpractice.pdf 11. Prison Health Newsletter (Spring 2003) is available on the Department of Health Prison Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/prisonhealth/newsletters/newsletter11.pdf A hard copy of the document can be obtained from doh@prolog.uk.com 12. National Burn Bed Bureau - the bureau improves access to services
for people with burn injuries. It is available 24 hours by contacting:
Tel: 01384 215576 / Fax 01384 215580. 13. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/009 - Hospital bed: Hill-Rom Evolution 150BO was issued on 8/4/03. It can be downloaded at http://devices.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 - ©2003
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