Chief Executive Bulletin
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10 - 16 July 2004, Issue 227 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. NHS performance ratings
2. Increased pay and allowances for dental public health
staff
3. Reform of NHS complaints procedure
Social care interest
4. The Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme will
commence on 26 July 2004
5. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHs)
mapping
6. LAC (2004)22 Children's Services Grant 2004-05
Further items of interest
7. Resource and cash limit adjustment in respect of improvements
to genito-urinary (GUM)
8. The State of Healthcare report
9. The futurebuilders fund application window is now
open
10. Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care
11. Consultation on working time opt out
12. Introduction to Today's NHS
13. Decontamination in primary dental care
14. Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection
15. Achieving and sustaining 24/48 hour primary care access
- web-based toolkit
16. Dispute settled
17. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/030
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. NHS performance ratings (Gateway reference 3522)
The Healthcare Commission will publish the 2003-4 NHS performance ratings
on 21 July for primary care trusts, acute, specialist, mental health,
and ambulance trusts. The Commission will give organisations access to
their ratings on 19 July and will brief the media on 20 July.
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2. Increased pay and allowances for dental public
health staff (Gateway reference 3429)
Advance Letter DOS 1/2004 details increased pay and allowances for dental
public health staff, effective from 1 April 2004. Employing authorities
should effect the changes as soon as possible. Read
the letter >
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3. Reform of NHS complaints procedure (Gateway
reference 3527)
The NHS (Complaints) Regulations were issued on 9 July and come into force
on 30 July 2004. The regulations shift responsibility for the independent
review of complaints to the Healthcare Commission and introduce some minor
changes to the existing local resolution procedure. Organisations will
need to consider the requirements brought in by the regulations and amend
local policies where appropriate. Read
more >
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Social care interest
4. The Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme
will commence on 26 July 2004 (Gateway reference 3515)
Directors of social services and chief executives of care trusts are asked
to ensure that their own staff, particularly adult protection co-ordinators
and human resource managers, as well as local registered providers of
care homes and domiciliary care agencies, employment agencies and businesses
who supply care workers to such services, are made aware of the guidance
as soon as possible. Chief executives of primary care trusts and NHS trusts
will wish to wish to note the guidance in preparation for future NHS applications.
Read the guidance >
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5. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
(CAMHs) mapping (Gateway reference 3526. ROCR/OR/0016/002)
The details of next year's mapping will include: an overall process letter,
a checklist of relevant organisation's responsibilities, a questionnaire
and accuracy checklist for strategic health authority CAMHs leads to return
by the end of July.
Chief executives and directors of social services are asked to share this
information with CAMHs partnerships and relevant strategic groups. Staff
attendance at a regional workshop will be key to providing details of
the 2004 process and will explain how to get the most out of the database.
Results of the 2003 national exercise are at www.dur.ac.uk/camhs.mapping/2003
with details of the 2004 exercise at www.dur.ac.uk/camhs.mapping/2004
Contact the National Health Mapping Team on 0191 333 3281 or e-mail pauline.dowson@cdd.nhs.uk
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6. LAC (2004)22 Children's Services Grant 2004-05
(Gateway reference 3524)
This circular sets out the proposed requirements for the2004/05 grants
for safeguarding children, adoption support and special guardianship support
services, choice protects, integrated children's services, looked after
children taskforces and regional development workers. Read
the circular >
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Further items of interest
7. Resource and cash limit adjustment in respect of
improvements to genitourinary (GUM) services (Gateway reference 3477)
The Department of Health has issued the 2004/05 recurring GUM pump-prime
funding to PCTs. These allocations are to address capacity and waiting
times. Read
further information >
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8. The State of Healthcare report (Gateway
reference 3525)
This is the Healthcare Commission's first major report on health care
in England and Wales, providing an overview of health and health care,
and a benchmark for the independent inspectorate's future work. Available
at www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/StateOfHealthcare
Comments to feedback@healthcarecommission.org.uk
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9. The futurebuilders fund application window
is now open (Gateway reference 3532)
Futurebuilders, the voluntary and community sector (VCS) fund,
opened for applications on 5 July 2004 and aims to make early investments
from September 2004 onwards. Applicants in the VCS who are 'investment
ready' are encouraged to apply. More at www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk
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10. Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care
(Gateway reference 3381)
The Department of Health and London Health Observatory have produced a
review of studies into ethnic disparities in health and health care, including
examples of good practice where disparities are being addressed. The review
is at www.lho.org.uk/Publications/External_Publications/externalpublications.htm
then scroll down to 'Department of Health'.
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11. Consultation on working time opt out (Gateway
reference 3496)
The Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) are conducting a preliminary
consultation on long hours working in the UK and the Working Time opt
out. The consultation and details on how to respond is at www.dti.gov.uk/er/work_time_regs/
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12. Introduction to Today's NHS (Gateway reference
3504)
Sir Nigel Crisp has launched an interactive, corporate induction programme.
Produced by NHSU in consultation with the Department of Health and the
NHS, it is aimed at all new starters working in, for and with the NHS.
The programme will be sent to HR Directors early August 2004. More at
www.nhsu.nhs.uk/webportal/learning/todaysnhs/index.jsp
Contact jane.roy@nhsu.org.uk
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13. Decontamination in primary dental care (Gateway
reference 3285)
A joint letter has been issued by chief dental officer - England - Professor
Raman Bedi and head of NHS decontamination programme Roger Evans. The
letter clarifies the situation over the issue of decontamination in primary
dental care. Read
more >
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14. Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of
infection (Gateway reference 3502)
This document outlines plans to cut health care-associated infection levels
and improve hospital cleanliness. Read
the document >
Contact Gerard Hetherington 020 7972 5376.
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15. Achieving and sustaining 24/48 hour primary care
access - web-based toolkit (Gateway reference 3505)
A revised version of the above is now available. This toolkit will continue
to be developed and refined to take account of developments and examples
of best practice. Read
the toolkit >
Contact MB-Access@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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16. Dispute settled (Gateway reference 3530)
The NHS National Programme for IT and EDS have settled the dispute around
EDS' e-mail and directory service (EMDS). A news release has been issued
at www.npfit.nhs.uk/media.asp
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17. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/030 (Gateway
reference 3516)
Universal Hospital Supplies Ltd., Guedel Airways sizes 2 and 3.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 30 June 2004 to NHS trusts for
action. Further information is 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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