Chief Executive Bulletin
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16 - 23 January 2004, Issue 202 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Volunteer health advisers for Southern Iraq
2. Priority review of primary care 24/48 delivery
NHS interest
3. Health Equity Audit: a self assessment tool
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
4. Publication of the National Service Framework for Renal
Services, Part One: Dialysis and Transplantation
5. Achieving improved access to services through better hospital
care for older people
6. Winning Ways - working together to reduce healthcare associated
infections
7. Enhancing prevention in primary care
8. Social Services Performance Assessment Framework indicators
for 2003-04
9. Assessment of embedding Expert Patients Programme
10. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/003
NHS and social care interest
1. Volunteer health advisers for Southern Iraq (Gateway
reference 2642)
Four volunteer senior health advisers (director level) are wanted by the
Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Southern Iraq to work alongside
the Iraqi administration in developing plans for health services. Volunteers
must have experience of strategic development in health services or public
health and be able to start work almost immediately for a period of up
to six months. Chief executives are asked if they can help identify any
suitable volunteers who will need their endorsement for release.
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2. Priority review of primary care 24/48 delivery
(Gateway reference 2646)
The 24/48 primary care access target is high-profile and one of just two
health Public Service Agreement targets due in 2004. Accordingly, a Priority
Review similar to the Six Month Target Review is being undertaken jointly
with the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit.
This review is looking at current performance management, incentives,
support programmes and risks. It will include questionnaires or visits
to selected SHAs and PCTs, who will be contacted shortly. The outcome
will be reported to the Prime Minister in March.
Contact frances.harkins@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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NHS interest
3. Health Equity Audit (HEA): a self assessment tool
(Gateway reference 2499)
The above has been published to support primary care trusts (PCTs) to
achieve the priorities and planning framework requirement to use HEA to
support service planning, commissioning and delivery. All PCTs must complete
the HEA self-assessment by the end of March 2004. More
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Further items of interest
4. Publication of the National Service Framework for
Renal Services, Part One: Dialysis and Transplantation (Gateway reference
1611)
The framework will help the NHS and its partners manage the demand for
renal services, increase fairness of access and improve choice and quality
in dialysis and kidney transplantation.
Details >
Contact jane.verity@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 4847
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5. Achieving improved access to services through better
hospital care for older people (Gateway reference 2118)
As older people occupy around two thirds of general and acute hospital
beds, the Department has produced a best practice self-assessment checklist
to help trusts assess hospital care for older people.
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Contact gourie.bhattacharjee@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 4052
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6. Winning Ways - working together to reduce healthcare
associated infections (Gateway reference 2365)
The CMO issued a new action plan on tackling healthcare associated infections
in December 2003. Chief Executives should ensure that implementation is
underway and that a director of infection prevention and control has been
designated.
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7. Enhancing prevention in primary care (Gateway
reference 2637)
How can the Department help primary care enhance its capacity to provide
advice and support on diet, weight management, physical activity and smoking?
Workshop in London, 11 February. Invitation
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8. Social Services Performance Assessment Framework
indicators for 2003-04 (Gateway reference 2638)
The indicators for 2003-04 and their definitions have been announced.
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Contact keith.childs@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 5736.
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9. Assessment of embedding Expert Patients Programme
(EPP) (Gateway reference 2250)
Report on the initial process of implementing the EPP in the health and
social care system.
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or www.npcrdc.man.ac.uk/PublicationDetail.cfm?ID=1
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10. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/003 (Gateway
reference 2645)
Anaesthetic equipment and associated devices
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 15 January 2004 to NHS trusts
for immediate action. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
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