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Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents: NHS and social care interest
NHS and social care interest 1. Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Bill The Government lost on an opposition amendment to the bill in the Lords this week. The amendment proposed a delay in implementation of reimbursement to 1 April 2004. The Government accepted that health and social care agencies need more time to put systems in place and suggested an alternative of 1 October 2003. This decision will now go back to the Commons. Health and social care agencies should therefore plan for a further six months' preparation before implementation. They should continue to transfer patients from acute care when they are ready in line with recent guidance, Discharge from hospital: pathway, process and practice at www.doh.gov.uk/hospitaldischarge/index.htm Contact: john.crook@doh.gsi.gov.uk or jenny.mudge@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top2. Delayed discharges intensive work programme The Change Agent Team's intensive work programme tackles the underlying causes of delayed discharges through whole systems change. Expressions of interest are invited from directors of social services, chief executives of PCTs and NHS trusts to take part in the third phase of the programme. The invitation is at www.doh.gov.uk/changeagentteam/supportprog.htm Expressions of interest should be submitted by 31 March 2003 Contact: change_agent_team@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top3. Care homes for adults (18-65) and older people New national minimum standards for care homes for adults (18-65) and older people were published on 18 February. This follows last year's consultation exercise proposing amendments to a small number of physical environment standards. Most of the standards are unchanged. The new standards apply from 1 June 2003. The documents:
Contacts:
NHS interest 4. NPSA infusion device project In June 2002 the NPSA commissioned a project to establish the root causes of infusion device incidents and identify solutions to prevent their recurrence. The NPSA is looking to recruit a small number of trusts to test and evaluate four proposed solutions. Funding is available to support this process. Further details at www.npsa.nhs.uk/admin/publications/docs/websitenotice.doc Top5. Agenda for Change update www.doh.gov.uk/agendaforchange/ - contains two key documents - the Proposed Agreement and the Job Evaluation Handbook. Hard copies will be circulated to your organisation. Additional information will also be made available:
A series of road shows will take place throughout England in March/April for board level members, including non-executives, and key staff side representatives. Contact: Rebecca Wallace on 0113 2545738 or at rebecca.wallace@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top6. NHS Estates Data Collection Analysis System (NEDCAS) Chief executives of NHS trusts and PCT's are asked to nominate a NEDCAS manager to manage all trust users and communications with NHS Estates. Guidance protocol and a form for the nominee's details are at www.doh.gov.uk/nedcas/index.htm Completed forms should be returned to head of performance and estate analysis, NHS Estates, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE by Friday 7th March 2003. The NEDCAS manager will be forwarded a user ID and password to access the system. Contact: Robert Grogan on 0113 254 7010 or robert.grogan@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top7. Medical device alert - Beldico Y-Can intravenous cannula, radio-opaque - MDA/2003/004) This alert was issued on 13 February 2003 to NHS trust chief executives, primary care trust chief executives and National Care Standards Commission head quarters. It was also issued to liaison officers of NHS and primary care trusts and National Care Standards Commission for immediate action and onward distribution For further information on the role and nomination of liaison officers
e-mail us at: 8. NHS Estates hazard and safety notices
Contact: NHS Estates, Centre of Healthcare Engineering and Science, nhs.estates@doh.gsi.gov.uk TopSocial care interest 9. PSS Expenditure and unit costs data for 2001-02 Personal Social Services expenditure and unit costs data for 2001-02 is at www.doh.gov.uk/public/pss_stat.htm The unit costs provide detail and revisions to unit cost performance
assessment framework (PAF) indicators published in November 2002. Details
of the PAF indicators for 2002-03 have been sent to key statistics contacts
in councils and are at www.doh.gov.uk/stats/keystats.htm.
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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