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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 interest 1. Conference at QEll Centre, London - change of date The next conference for chief executives and directors of social services
has been rescheduled from 3 June 2003 to 14 July 2003. You will be receiving
an invitation and further details later this month. I look forward to seeing you there. 2. Support for workforce planning Three projects, aimed at integrating the support for workforce planning, have been launched by the National Workforce Information and Planning Programme (NWIPP):
The programmes are at www.healthcareworkforce.org.uk Launch details at www.doh.gov.uk/hrinthenhs/workdev-newsletter-0402.pdf Contact: Laura Maley at NWIPProgramme@gmconfed.org.uk 3. Innovation in young people's development The Department of Health is developing a young people's development programme. This pilot programme targets 13-15 year olds most at risk of teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and school exclusion. Expressions of interest to be part of the pilot are being sought from non-NHS organisations. Support from PCT's or local authorities will be required for all applications with agreement to administer funding for the three-year duration of the programme. The notice will appear in the Guardian on 7 May. Further information is at www.doh.gov.uk/ypdpilot/index.htm
4. Guidance on Access and Systems Capacity Grant 2003 - 2004 Guidance highlighting the key conditions for the Access and Systems Capacity Grant 2003 -2004 is at www.doh.gov.uk/jointunit/delayeddischarge/index.htm A copy of the grant determination can be found in Appendix A of the guidance. In 2003 - 2004 the grant totals £170 million. Allocations for three star social services councils and those rated excellent under the Comprehensive Performance Assessment total £35m. The remaining £135m for two, one and zero star authorities is predominantly for home care, intermediate care and assessment services, with smaller sums for home improvement agencies and community equipment services. Contact: Jenny Mudge at jenny.mudge@doh.gsi.gov.uk 5. Provision of social care services in high security hospitals The letter Consultation on, the implementation of the remaining National Standards for the provision of social care services in the high security hospitals CI(2003)7 has been issued at: www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/coin4.nsf/page/CI-(2003)7?OpenDocument This letter proposes that the remaining standards for the National Standards for the provision of Social Care Services in the High Security Hospitals should be implemented during the next two years, with full implementation having been achieved by 31March 2005 for all partners. The national standards are at www.doh.gov.uk/scg/highsecurity.pdf Contact: Timothy Bishop at timothy.bishop@doh.gsi.gov.uk NHS interest 6. Use of human tissue and organs The following documents are available at www.doh.gov.uk/tissue/
A video explaining why post mortems may be needed after a child's death is also available. A video on adult post mortems is planned. Hard copies available from: doh@prolog.uk.com 7. Advice about Operations Abroad A statement has been issued following the recent court case between the Department of Health and the company Operations Abroad, regarding the treatment of NHS patients' abroad. The full statement is available at www.doh.gov.uk/international/overseastreatment.htm Contact: Sarah Walter on 020 7210 5664 or sarah.walter@doh.gsi.gov.uk 8. Modernising dental services for prisoners The Strategy for Modernising Dental Services for Prisoners' has just been published. It clearly lists recommendations to modernise the prison dental service. Some of these recommendations will have a cost implication and to support this there is a three-year investment programme as it will not be possible to address them all at once. The report is available at www.doh.gov.uk/prisonhealth/publications.htm Contact: Sinead O'Brien on 020 7972 3919 or at sinead.o'brien@doh.gsi.gov.uk 9. Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Ensuring a high quality systematic retinal screening programme will be an early priority for PCTs. This is in line with the target set in Improvement, Expansion and Reform: the next three years, the planning and performance framework for 2003 - 2006. Local delivery is being supported by a UK National Screening Committee (NSC) programme, developed with professional organisations and Diabetes UK, to set:
The programme detailing the national work to support local implementation is at www.nscretinopathy.org.uk Contact: Jo Taylor at josephine.taylor@doh.gsi.gov.uk Social care interest 10. PSS Performance Fund 2003-04 The grant determination for the PSS Performance Fund is at: www.doh.gov.uk/scg/pssperform/grantdetermination.pdf
Contact: Hannah Rich on 020 7972 1334 or hannah.rich@doh.gsi.gov.uk Further items of interest 11. Consultants advisory appointment committees A list of frequently asked questions on consultants advisory appointment
committees is now available at www.doh.gov.uk/appointmentprocedures/consultant-committees-faq.htm
12. Evaluation of the Expert Patients Programme
is to be carried out by the National Primary Care Research & Development
Centres at universities of Manchester and York. 13. Guidance on developing a wider range of services in primary care, including a framework for nurses with special interests & guidelines for GPs with special interests in clinical specialties is available at www.doh.gov.uk/pricare/gp-specialinterests/index.htm 14. An epilepsy action plan as well as a letter from the CMO inviting PCTs to review local epilepsy services and addressing shortfalls as part of their local planning arrangements or priorities is available at www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/epilepsy/index.htm The secretariats of the UK Advisory Panel and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Incident Panel have been transferred from the Department of Health to the new Health Protection Agency (HPA). Further information at www.doh.gov.uk/cjd/incidentspanel.htm 16. Medical device alert -2003/012: All Biphasic Defibrillators (all manufacturers), was issued to NHS trusts for action on 17/04/03. Details at http://devices.mhra.gov.uk 17. Medical device alert -2003/011: Blood glucose meter test strips: Roche Accu-Chek Advantage II, was issued to NHS trusts and social services for action on 16/04/03. Details 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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