Chief Executive Bulletin
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19 - 24 June 2004, Issue 224 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. The NHS Improvement Plan: Putting People at the Heart
of Public Services
NHS interest
2. Sir Nigel Crisp's autumn conferences for health and social
care leaders: 7 September, Birmingham and 21 September, London
Social care interest
No items this week
Further Items of Interest
3. The Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) guidance and
regulations
4. Manual for Cancer Services Assessment
5. Host PCTs for NHS Foundation Trusts (NHSFTs) - implementing
clawback under Payment by Results (PbR)
6. Extra dates for training on contracting with and by NHS
Foundation Trusts
7. The report of the independent inquiry, commissioned by
Lambeth PCT, into the care and treatment of "D"
8. Mosaic - project to promote race equality
9. Prescriptions dispensed in the community in England 1993-2003
10. Third NHS Childcare Toolkit
11. National Programme for IT's June programme update
12. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/026
13. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/027
NHS and social care interest
1. The NHS Improvement Plan: Putting People at the
Heart of Public Services (Gateway reference 3398)
The Department of Health has published its vision for the next phase of
The NHS Plan. The NHS Improvement Plan - Putting People at the Heart of
Public Services sets out plans for a more responsive, convenient, higher
quality and personalised health service by 2008. Chief executives are
asked to communicate the plan's vision, key themes and messages to all
staff and key stakeholders. Read
the plan and executive summary >
A communications toolkit to support local communications activity around
the plan will be available from 4pm Friday 25 June at www.nhs.uk/syndication/NHSImprovement.asp
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NHS interest
2. Sir Nigel Crisp's autumn conferences for health
and social care leaders: 7 September, Birmingham and 21 September, London
Each NHS chief executive will receive invitations for four delegates.
Read
further information >
Contact Clare Mullen tel 020 7972 5981
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Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
3. The Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) guidance
and regulations (Gateway reference 3434)
The regulations come into force on 27 September 2004. IROs are a requirement
arising from the Adoption and Children Act 2002. The regulations update
the Review of Children's Cases Regulations 1991 by introducing the role
of the IRO on a statutory basis. More at www.dfes.gov.uk/choiceprotects/recentnews
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4. Manual for Cancer Services Assessment (Gateway
reference 3364)
Aimed at all commissioners and providers of NHS cancer services to support
self-assessment and peer review. Read
the manual on the Cancer Section of the DH web-site >
Send queries on the manual or the peer review process to stephen.parsons@gstt.nhs.uk
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5. Host PCTs for NHS Foundation Trusts (NHSFTs) -
implementing clawback under Payment by Results (PbR) (Gateway reference
3133)
The Department of Health has identified a host PCT for each first wave
NHSFT. Under PbR during 2004/05, host PCTs collect clawback from NHSFTs
on behalf of the Secretary of State. Read
the implementation guidance >
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6. Extra dates for training on contracting with and
by NHS Foundation Trusts (Gateway reference 3437)
Extra contract management courses will be run in London on 12 July and
in Leeds on 21 July. This course is aimed at managers from all NHS organisations
involved with implementing new legally-binding contracts for NHSFTs. Read
more >
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7. The report of the independent inquiry, commissioned
by Lambeth PCT, into the care and treatment of "D" (Gateway
reference 3435)
The inquiry team investigated events leading up to a homicide committed
by "D" in July 2000. At the time, "D" was in receipt
of mental health services in Lambeth. Available at
www.lambethpct.nhs.uk/index.php?PID=0000000251
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8. Mosaic - project to promote race equality (Gateway
reference 3441)
The Department of Health has commissioned a learning and knowledge sharing
project to promote the Commission for Race Equality's (CRE) guide Race
Equality and Public Procurement. The project complements Sir Nigel Crisp's
Race Action Plan. Read
more >
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9. Prescriptions dispensed in the community in England
1993-2003 (Gateway reference 3317)
This statistical bulletin will be published on 30 June. Free copies will
be available by e-mailing doh@prolog.uk.com
or via www.publications.doh.gov.uk/prescriptionstatistics/index.htm
Contact candida.ballantyne@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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10. Third NHS Childcare Toolkit (Gateway reference
2834)
Building on two previous toolkits, this one provides updated information
and new examples of good practice. Copies are available from the Responseline
on 08701 555455. Read
the toolkit >
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11. National Programme for IT's June programme update
(Gateway reference 3431)
Read
the June programme >
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12. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/026 (Gateway
reference 3427)
Enteral feeding tubes (nasogastric).
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 14 June 2004 to NHS trusts for
action. Further information is at www.mhra.gov.uk
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13. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/027 (Gateway
reference 3428)
Injectable polymeric cements used in percutaneous vertebroplasty, balloon
kyphoplasty and pedicle screw augmentation: update.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 21 June 2004 to NHS trusts for
update. Further information is at www.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 - ©2004
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