Chief Executive Bulletin
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10 - 16 September 2004, Issue 236 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interes
1. Ethics review of social care research: options appraisal
and guidelines
Further items of interest
2. The primary care cancer lead clinician (PCCL) initiative:
'early days'
3. Improving primary care services for disabled people
4. Keep warm, keep well campaign - winter 2004/5
5. Improving the safety of spinal injury patients
6. Video guide to the post mortem procedure: respect for
the dead: care for the living
7. Care services efficiency delivery programme (CSEDP)
8. Up-dated version of the mental health emergency care checklist
9. Emergency care: today, tomorrow and beyond, 26 October,
London
10. 'Chronic disease management - the future', 13 October
2004
11. Implementing changes to 999 call categorisation
12. First NHS language and translation framework
13. Statistical bulletin 2004/15: statistics on alcohol:
England 2004
14. The draft Mental Health Bill
15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/044
16. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/045
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
1. Ethics review of social care research: options appraisal
and guidelines (Gateway reference 3640)
This public consultation describes a number of options for a national
system of ethics review in social care and seeks views on their respective
strengths and weaknesses. Comments are welcomed from social care research
and practice communities, including service users, carers and their organisations.
The closing date is 31 December 2004. Read
the consultation
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Further items of interest
2. The primary care cancer lead clinician
(PCCL) initiative: 'early days yet' (Gateway reference 3806)
An independent evaluation of the joint Department of Health and Macmillan
primary care cancer leads project was published in June 2004. The evaluation
sets out key findings and recommendations about the future of this role.
Contact Cheryl Cavanagh, cancer policy team, Wellington House, 133-155
Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG Read
the independent evaluation
3. Improving primary care services for disabled people
(Gateway reference 3694)
A Discussion Note For Primary Care Trusts has been published by Department
of Health and Disability Rights Commission. The publication supports primary
care trusts (PCTs) and primary care service providers in meeting Disability
Discrimination Act requirements. This includes new access provisions,
which begin on 1 October 2004. Read
the discussion note
4. Keep warm, keep well campaign - winter 2004/5 (Gateway reference
3658)
This campaign, now in its sixteenth year, provides advice and information
on staying warm and well in cold weather. It targets people over sixty,
disabled people and families with young children. More
information >
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5. Improving the safety of spinal injury patients
(Gateway reference 3509)
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has announced steps to improve
the safety of patients with established spinal cord injuries during hospital
stays. The guidance addresses the role of manual bowel evacuation as part
of routine bowel care. More at www.npsa.nhs.uk/advice
6. Video guide to the post mortem procedure: respect
for the dead: care for the living (Gateway reference 3815)
For copies e-mail the Department of Health's publications order line at
dh@prolog.uk.com (smart code 40084) A DVD version will be available in
English and other languages in autumn (smart code 40597). 'Parents and
post mortems' is also available in video and CD-ROM. (Smart codes 31007
and 31008). More
information about ordering the video>
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7. Care services efficiency delivery programme (CSEDP)
(Gateway reference 3840)
CSEDP will support implementation of recommendations made by the independent
review of public sector efficiency. The programme will work in partnership
with local councils, the NHS and service providers. More
information >
8. Up-dated version of the mental health emergency
care checklist (Gateway reference 3810)
This checklist has been designed to improve the whole service and reduce
breaches of the four-hour operational standard. It contains new examples,
a benchmarking tool and details of a 28-day analytical tool to help local
management analyse existing service processes. Updated
checklist >
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9. Emergency care: today, tomorrow and beyond, 26 October, London
(Gateway reference 3770)
The Department of Health's annual emergency care conference will provide
an opportunity to discuss recent progress, what remains to be achieved
and the future of emergency care holds for leading health care professionals.
To register telephone 0207444367 or see
www.innovision.uk.com/ecc2004
10. 'Chronic disease management - the future', 13
October 2004 (Gateway reference 3832)
In response to requests from strategic health authorites (SHAs) and primary
care trusts ( PCTs), the National Primary Care Team (NPDT) is holding
an event focusing on the future of chronic disease management. Telephone
0161 236 1566 or see www.npdt.org/phaseiii/CDM%20-%20The%20Future.pdf
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11. Implementing changes to 999 call categorisation (Gateway reference
3719)
The Department of Health has issued a definitive list of call determinants
for Category C to underpin the move to local performance monitoring from
1 October 2004. There are also new determinants for Category A and B,
which will take effect from 1 April 2005. Further
details >
12. First NHS language and translation framework
(Gateway reference 3837)
From 1 October 2004, NHS Direct will provide a new telephone interpreting
and translation service for its callers. This will act as a framework
for the rest of the NHS. More
information >
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13. Statistical bulletin 2004/15: statistics on alcohol: England 2004
(Gateway reference 3823)
For hard copies contact the Department of Health by e-mail at doh@prologistics.co.uk,
by phoning 08701 555 455, by faxing 01623 724524 or by writing to PO Box
777, London, SE1 6XH. This bulletin is published on 17 September 2004
and will be available at www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0415.htm
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14. The draft Mental Health Bill (Gateway Reference
3844)
Rosie Winterton, Minister for Health, has written to professional groups
affected by the Bill to explain what it means for them. This includes
hospital managers, social workers, psychiatrists, mental health nurses,
psychologists and tribunal members. Read
the letters>
14. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/044 (Gateway
reference 3829)
Lancing devices for obtaining blood samples
This medical device alert was issued on 9 September 2004 to NHS trusts
and social services for action and information request. More at www.mhra.gov.uk
15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/045
Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) models GEM®
DR 7271 and Mirco Jewel® II 7223Cx. (Gateway reference 3830)
This medical device alert was issued on 9 September 2004 to NHS trusts
for action and update. More 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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