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Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents:
NHS interest 1. Improving rewards for NHS consultants and modernising medical careers To all NHS Chief Executives, Medical Directors and HR Directors 1. I am writing to you to bring to your attention the announcement that Ministers have made today about improving rewards for NHS consultants and improving medical careers. 2. The Secretary of State has written to the BMA and the NHS Confederation inviting views on the proposed new approach, with a view to begin implementing the new programme from the beginning of April. This letter is at www.doh.gov.uk/consultantscontract/index.htm 3. Draft guidance on the new approach and a copy of a letter that the Secretary of State is sending to all consultants and Specialist Registrars in England can also be found at the above address. 4. The success of the new approach that Ministers have set out today will depend critically on the strength of partnership locally between NHS employers, medical managers and consultants. Working within the overall framework announced today, local organisations will need to make important decisions with their consultants about how to invest the extra resources available to them in ways that best improve patient care and best improve doctors' working lives. 5. I would very much encourage you to discuss with consultants locally how this new approach can be implemented most effectively, subject to the outcome of consultation.
2. HCHS capital allocations 2003/04 to 2005/06 Link to HSC2003/004 Contact: John Guest on 0113 2545466 or at john.guest@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top3. Cancer conference - modernisation The Cancer Services Collaborative is hosting "Modernising Cancer Services - Excellence in patient care" on 7 March 2003 at the ICC, Birmingham Information and online booking at www.modern.nhs.uk/cancer
4. NHS travel plan seminars The DH is working with the sustainable transport issues charity Sustrans to host travel plan seminars for NHS trusts. The seminars support milestones in the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease, the Controls Assurance Standard and the Environmental Strategy for the NHS. The programme will assist trusts in the early stages of travel planning and provide guidance to those that are more advanced.
Contact: Sustrans on 0117 926 8893 or email healthytravel@sustrans.og.uk Top5. Model clinical trials agreement for pharmaceutical research The DH and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry have produced a model clinical trials agreement as a standard contractual framework for commercial trials involving NHS patients. The agreement is at www.doh.gov.uk/research/rd3/pharmacta.htm Contact: Dr Mark Lewis at mark.lewis@doh.gsi.gov.uk or 020 7725 5395 TopNHS and social care interest 6. Health survey for England 2001 The 2001 health survey is published in four main reports, covering disability, non-fatal accidents, respiratory symptoms and atopic conditions and fruit and vegetable consumption. The information is used to underpin and improve targeting of nation-wide health policies. A booklet summarising the results is at www.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/doh/survey01/skf/skf.htm The full results from the 2001 Health Survey are at www.doh.gov.uk/public/hse01.htm Copies of the summary booklet can be obtained from doh@prolog.uk.com Top7. Sexual health and HIV commissioning toolkit Available at www.doh.gov.uk/sexualhealthandhiv/pdfs/commissioning_toolkit.pdf . Hard copies will be available from DH stores shortly.
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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