Chief Executive Bulletin 12 - 18 May 2000 Issue 15
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Hard copy versions of these publications can be ordered
from the NHS Responseline 08701 555 455. 1. NHS Performance Fund 2000/01 Social Care interest NHS and Social Care interest NHS interest 1. NHS Performance Fund 2000/01 16/5/00 - Colin Reeves' letter of 28 March gave details of the first £660 million of extra resources for the NHS in 2000/01, as announced in the Budget Statement. In Annex 2 of the letter a £60 million NHS Performance Fund was outlined. The attached guidance provides details of how the fund will operate in 2000/01 Enquiries should be addressed to your regional contact (Annex 1 of the guidance) in the first instance. Letter Ref. 21728, 21729, 21730, 21731. Will be mailed to HA Directors of Finance w/c 22/5/00. Hard copies available w/c 22/5/00. 2. Professional and Technical Staffs B (PTB) Whitley Council: (Medical technical Officer and Assistant Technical Officer Grades; Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer and Support Grades; Dental Auxiliary Grades; Estate Officer Grades) 17/5/00 - Advance Letter (PTB)1/2000 Ref. 21700 Will be mailed to NHS Directors of Finance and Personnel 18/5/00 Hard copies will be available 19/5/00. Social Care interest 3. Better Care - Higher Standards Video A video, based on the publication Better Care - Higher Standards: A charter for long term care http://www.doh.gov.uk/longtermcare/, is now available. The video explains the purpose of the Charter, gives examples of good practice and has interviews with service users. It is 25 minutes in length, is for use with user and carer groups and is both sub-titled and uses BSL (British Sign Language) Copies of the video can be ordered from Department of Health, PO Box 777, London, SE1 6XH. Supplies are limited and it is therefore not possible to supply bulk orders. Please restrict your order to 2 copies per authority. Ref. BCHSV NHS / Social Care interest 4. Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Professionals It is mainly women who experience domestic violence and it is largely men who perpetrate such violence. Frequently the children are caught somewhere in the middle. For many women and their families the effects will be catastrophic, and the impact on their physical and mental health and well-being, deeply damaging, and sometimes fatal. The NHS has a particular contribution to make in the early identification and support of victims of domestic violence since almost all will come into contact with the NHS at some point in their lives. This resource manual will help health care professionals and equip them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to identify domestic violence and to respond appropriately so as to help break the cycle of repeat victimisation. The health service is not working on its own in this area. Domestic violence has been firmly placed within the Government's Crime Reduction Programme and resources allocated to reducing its incidence. It is particularly important that the NHS should develop effective multi-agency partnerships with other statutory and voluntary sector agencies. The focus for much of this work will be the local Domestic Violence Forum and the Crime and Disorder Partnership in which the NHS has a statutory duty to participate. This manual offers a foundation for local work; it provides factual information to help raise awareness about domestic violence including a listing of useful national contacts, support agencies and websites. The resource manual can also be downloaded from the DH website at www.doh.gov.uk/domestic.htm Linked website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/domesticviolence Loose-leaf copies (which enable local material to be inserted) are available free of charge from: DH Publications, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH Fax 01623 724 524; Email doh@prologistics.co.uk Ref. 20024 Copies available. 5. Information Sheet on Joint Investment Plans Health and local authorities were first asked to produce Joint Investment Plans for older people from April 1999 as part of the Better Services for Vulnerable People initiative, and JIPs for adult mental health services from April 2000. Health and local authorities, together with partner agencies, are required to assess the service needs of local people and compare this with existing services. Over a number of years Joint Investment Plans will demonstrate where there are shortfalls in services and how these will be met by identifying the investment and reinvestment needed to reshape services. From April 2001, Joint Investment Plans for learning disabilities and welfare to work for disabled people will be introduced. The welfare to work Joint Investment Plan is designed to maximise the independence of disabled people including those with sensory impairment and improve their employment opportunities. The objective of the Joint Investment Plan for people with learning disabilities is to promote the provision of integrated services that will help adults with learning disabilities achieve and sustain maximum independence. Work is already underway to assist 4 authorities to begin to develop their JIPs (Gloucestershire, Kirklees, Barnsley & London Borough of Newham). A leaflet "Meeting Needs Together" http://www.doh.gov.uk/pdfs/jipww.pdf has been produced to answer questions about the Joint Investment Plans and its links to the Government's wider welfare to work strategy. Guidance on Joint Investment Plans was published on the Department of Health's website on 21 December 1999 at http://www.doh.gov.uk/jointunit/jip.htm 6. SAFETY NOTICE - MDA SN2000(09) Pressure Transducer Cover (SensoNor Pressure Dome) for Urodynamic System of bladder Pressure Measurement - Risk of Cross - infection if the cover is Reused. http://www.medical-devices.gov.uk/sn2000(09).htm This Safety Notice was issued on 11 May to NHS Trust, Health Authority and Primary Care Trust Chief Executives. As usual it was also issued to Liaison Officers of Trusts and Health Authorities for action and for onward distribution as specified in the Notice. For further information on the role and nomination of liaison officers e-mail us on: bs@medical-devices.gov.uk http://www.medical-devices.gov.uk.htm 7. INTERMEDIATE CARE: QUESTIONNAIRE Attached is a questionnaire pack http://www.doh.gov.uk/intermediate.htm in electronic form that all Health Authorities Chief Executives and Social Service Directors are being asked to fill in. Information on the extent of current provision of intermediate care services is patchy and it is essential that we urgently establish a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of existing service provision as a baseline. This information is also needed to inform the process of capacity building for the coming winter and for next year. This exercise reflects the high priority the Secretary of State attaches to the development of intermediate care services, which are likely to be covered in the forthcoming White Paper on older people. We urgently need your responses, so please download the questionnaire pack and return the hard copy version that will be sent to you shortly and return it to the Department of Health by 7th June. Ref. 21683, 21684, 21685 & 21686 Will be mailed to Chief Executives of HAs and LAs with Social Service Responsibilities w/c 22/5/00 additional copies will be available. The documents in this bulletin are Crown copyright but may be reproduced by NHS and Local Authority staff without formal permission |
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