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Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents: NHS and social care interest NHS interest
Social care interest
Further items of interest
1. Improving working lives - Practice Plus consultation This consultation document provides key stakeholders, NHS employers and staff side representatives the opportunity to comment on the new version of the National Audit Instrument (NAI) and the plans for the implementation of Practice Plus from 2004 onwards. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/iwl/ Contact: Mary Best at mary.best@doh.gsi.gov.uk 2. Consultation on A Vision for Pharmacy in the new NHS This consultation started on 17 July 2003 and views are welcomed until 17 October 2003. The Vision highlights achievements by pharmacists and others to implement the programme for pharmacy in Pharmacy in the Future, published in September 2000. It also sets out proposals for building on these achievements to improve services further and to ensure pharmacy is an integral part of the NHS. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/pharmacyvision/ Contact: Mary Grafton at mary.grafton@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Social care interest 3. Payments to local authorities of three grants The Delayed Discharges, Preserved Rights and High Performers (No. 2) grants, which were due this summer, have been delayed. The grants were subject to debate in Commons Committee and then approval in the House of Commons. Although the debate has taken place, the Commons vote has been deferred until after the parliamentary recess. We now expect the vote to take place in mid September and subject to this, the grants will be paid soon after. Allocations that were announced earlier this year will not be changed, so councils can budget accordingly. Contacts for the different grants: Delayed Discharges - Hannah Burdekin at hannah.burdekin@doh.gsi.gov.uk or 020 7972 4358 Preserved Rights - Gail Elkington at gail.elkington@doh.gsi.gov.uk
or 020 7972 4723 High Performers - Peter Steele at peter.steele@doh.gsi.gov.uk or 020 7972 4341 4. Guidance on the Improving Information management capital grant 2003-2004 Information on allocations and guidance on the conditions for the Improving information management capital grant 2003 -2004 is at www.doh.gov.uk/ipu/socialcare/infsocnew.htm In 2003 - 2004 the grant totals £25 million. Contact: Helen Dixon at helen.dixon@doh.gsi.gov.uk In February 2003, the Department of Health published a consultation document proposing changes to the care homes regulations and national minimum standards relating to adult placement carers. The consultation has now been completed. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/ncsc/propchanges.htm The Department also announced its intention to undertake a further consultation on changing accountability of adult placement services by requiring adult placement schemes rather than adult placement carers to be registered. Further consultation documents will be published in due course. Contact: David Ellis at david.ellis@doh.gsi.gov.uk or Tel 0207 972 4278 6. Defining the Electronic Social Care Record: a Consultation A set of standards has been proposed to enable councils to develop more clearly their recording practice, and in particular the Electronic Social Care Record (ESCR). A draft paper for consultation is at www.doh.gov.uk/ipu/socialcare/escr_consult.htm Responses are welcomed by 5 September 2003. Contact: Mike Custance at mike.custance@doh.gsi.gov.uk Further items of interest 7. Publication of report, Making a Difference: Reducing Burdens in Healthcare Inspection and Monitoring - The report outlines 55 actions to reduce or remove unnecessary or bureaucratic burdens from inspection and monitoring in the NHS. This is the fourth joint project between the Regulatory Impact Unit in the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/bureaucracy/difference.htm 8. Departmental gateway controls In response to concerns raised by the service, departmental gateway controls will shortly be extended to cover all non-routine communications and guidance issued by the chief medical officer and the chief nursing officer. Allied to this, is ongoing work to extend the gateway to cover arms length bodies (ALBs). These actions will further reinforce existing controls aimed at reducing levels of unnecessary bureaucracy, duplication, data collections and micro-management of the NHS by the centre. Further details about the gateway, it's operating principles and gateways for ALBs can be found at www.doh.gov.uk/bureaucracy/gateway.htm 9. Special educational needs-regional partnerships The Department for Education and Skills has funded a network of special educational needs regional partnerships charged with maximising the life chances and educational outcomes of all children and young people by improving the way we work regionally. They offer a child-centred approach to the multi-agency planning and delivery of services. Details at www.dfes.gov.uk/sen/viewDocument.cfm?dID=161 Contact: Claire Lazarus at claire.lazarus@dfes.gsi.gov.uk 10. The Statistical Bulletin 2003/14: 'Statistics on young people and drug misuse: England, 2002' will be published on 29 July 2003, Details will be at www.doh.gov.uk/public/work_public_health.htm#SDD Hard copies can be ordered by email at doh@prolog.uk.com 11. Modernising pathology services - accreditation of pathology laboratories. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/pathologymodernisation/whatsnew.htm or contact Paul Clegg at paul.clegg@doh.gsi.gov.uk or Deirdre Feehan at deirdre.feehan@doh.gsi.gov.uk 12. Contract for community pharmacists update A Department of Health statement on the progress in discussions with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the NHS Confederation on a proposed new contract for community pharmacists is at www.doh.gov.uk/pharmacyframework/ 13. Control of entry regulations and retail pharmacy services in the UK The Government response to the Office of Fair Trade report, published on 17 July, is at www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics2/pharmacy.htm Its response to the Health Select Committee report on the same topic is at 14. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/018 - Expanding Haemostatic Agents and Expanding Tissue Sealants, was issued on 16 July 2003 to NHS trusts for action. Details at http://devices.mhra.gov.uk 15. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/019 - Re-usable stainless steel vaginal specula, was issued on 16 July 2003 to NHS trusts for action. Details at http://devices.mhra.gov.uk 16. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/020 - Central venous catheters, including dialysis catheters, dilators and guidewires, was issued on 18 July 2003 to NHS trusts for action. 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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