Chief Executive Bulletin
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17 - 24 September 2004, Issue 237 | Contents:NHS
and social care interest
No items this week NHS interest
1.
2004/5 information governance return
2. 'NHS
Employers' Social care interest
No items this week Further
items of interest
3. New diabetes audit supports requirements
in diabetes national service framework (NSF)
4. Change for
children programme
5. National minimum wage
6. Professor
Aidan Halligan appointed as head of Irish health service executive
7. Improving
primary care services for disabled people
8. NHS cost recovery
following personal injury compensation: consultation on the draft regulations
9.
NHS staff accommodation
10. Supporting people NHS
and social care interest
No items this week NHS interest
1.
2004/5 information governance return (Gateway reference 3854)
Information
governance covers information security (BS7799), Caldicott, confidentiality and
data protection, information quality and records management. The 2004/5 information
governance return (ROCR/OR/0119) brings together and replaces previous initiatives
in these work areas. Acute, primary care, ambulance, mental health and care trusts,
NHS Direct and special health authorities are required to complete the new return
by 31 March 2005. The new return is part of a web-based toolkit, which also provides
guidance for all NHS information governance areas. Available on the NHS web at
http://nww.nhsia.nhs.uk/infogov/igt/ Top
2.
'NHS Employers' (Gateway reference 3879)
Chief executives are being asked
to join a new organisation responsible for NHS workforce issues. 'NHS Employers'
will be launched on 31 October to conduct national negotiations, represent employers'
views and support employers. It will be represented by an assembly of 200 members,
which will be elected from across the NHS. An election process will begin shortly
to create the assembly and a policy board of 20 representatives. Chief executives
are encouraged to join the assembly to facilitate networking on workforce issues
at local level, as well as contributing to the development of the work programme.
Contact nhsemployers@nhsconfed.org
More
at www.nhsconfed.org/publications/briefings/consultation16.asp Top
Social
care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest 3.
New diabetes audit supports requirements in diabetes national service framework
(NSF) (Gateway reference 3877)
The NHS information authority, commissioned
by the Healthcare Commission, has launched the national diabetes audit to improve
diabetes care through the collection and analysis of information across the country.
Chief executives are urged to encourage participation by primary care trusts and
hospital trusts. More at www.nhsia.nhs.uk/ncasp/pages/audit_topics/diabetes Top
4.
Change for children programme (Gateway reference 3841)
Primary care trust
(PCT) chief executives should note that the Children Bill had its second reading
on 13 September. Ten regional change advisors are being appointed to work with
local authorities, health services and other partners and will meet with local
authorities. Primary care trusts (PCTs) will also be invited to these meetings.
Read
more > Top
5.
National minimum wage (Gateway reference 3851)
The national minimum wage
increases from 1 October 2004 to £4.85 per hour. All employers will need
to ensure that they are paying the new rates as a minimum to all eligible staff.
More at www.dti.gov.uk/er/nmw/index.htm Top
6.
Professor Aidan Halligan appointed as head of Irish health service executive
The
Irish Government has announced the appointment of Aidan Halligan as chief executive
officer for the Irish health service executive from April 2005. Read
more > Top
7.
Improving primary care services for disabled people (Gateway reference 3769
and 3694)
The Department of Health and Disability Rights Commission have published
guidance on improving disabled peoples' experience of primary care services and
meeting Disability Discrimination Act requirements. It includes a You Can Make
A Difference leaflet, aimed at primary care staff, and A Good Practice
Guide for Primary Care. The guidance refers to new access provisions, which
begin on 1 October 2004. Read
more > Top
8.
NHS cost recovery following personal injury compensation: consultation on the
draft regulations (Gateway reference 3818)
A consultation by the Department
of Health on the regulations for the expanded NHS cost recovery scheme has now
been published. Contact Tracy Morton on 0113 2545380. Read
the consultation > Top
9.
NHS staff accommodation (Gateway reference 3874)
An update on the key worker
living programme for London and the south and east of England is now available.
For advice outside of these areas contact John Yates, housing co-ordinator for
the NHS on 0207 972 1177. Read
the update > Top
10.
Supporting people (Gateway reference 3885)
Partnership working with health
and social services bodies is an important feature of supporting people. Information
about the future funding of the supporting people programme, which is sponsored
by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and provides housing-related support
to a wide range of vulnerable groups is available. Read
the information >
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formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use - © 2004
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