Chief Executive Bulletin
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19 - 26 November 2004, Issue 246 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Guidance on compensation claims
NHS interest
2. Agenda for Change agreement signed off
3. NHS Shared Financial Services (SFS) moves to joint venture
4. NHS stop smoking services
5. Update on NHS talent management
Social care interest
6. LAC (2004)27 - Change to adoption details for England
and Wales
7. Social services star ratings and performance assessment
framework performance indicators (PAF PIs) 2003-4
Further items of interest
8. The smoking epidemic in England
9. Health Poverty Index
10. Best practice advice on meeting mandatory carbon/energy
targets for the NHS in England, March 2000-March 2010
11. Launch of UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC)
12. Risk Adjusted Backlog Maintenance
13. Direct Payments
NHS and social care interest
1. Guidance on compensation claims (Gateway reference
3859)
Joint letter from Sir Nigel Crisp and chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson
following the Better Regulation Task Force report Better Routes to Redress,
covering guidance on compensation claims and a change in Estatecode. Ministers
are strongly opposed to advertising by claims management or other legal
service providers that encourage people to make compensation claims. Available
at www.nhsestates.gov.uk/news_update/index.asp
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NHS interest
2. Agenda for Change agreement signed off (Gateway
reference 4209)
Staff-side and management-side representatives met at the NHS Staff Council
on 23 November and reached a collective agreement to move forward on the
implementation of Agenda for Change. Agenda for Change will now be rolled
out across the country from 1 December with an effective date of 1 October
for most terms and conditions. The text of the final agreement and the
NHS terms and conditions of service handbook are now available on the
Department of Health website. Read
more >
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3. NHS Shared Financial Services (SFS) moves to joint
venture (Gateway reference 4192)
Health minister John Hutton has announced that the business process and
IT specialist Xansa will form a joint venture partnership with SFS, commencing
operations in April 2005. The partnership will support NHS organisations
in the drive to reduce costs and improve efficiency, ensuring funds are
directed to frontline care. More at www.sharedfinancialservices.co.uk
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4. NHS stop smoking services (Gateway reference
4195)
The former NHS smoking cessation services have been formally renamed NHS
stop smoking services. Local delivery plans for 2005-8 will include smoking
quitters at 4 weeks attending NHS stop smoking services. Read
further information >
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5. Update on NHS talent management (Gateway reference
4193)
This letter from national programme director Mike Atkin gives details
of a fresh, systematic approach to securing the senior executive talent
the NHS needs for the next phase of reform. Read
the letter >
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Social care interest
6. LAC (2004)27 - Change to adoption details for England
and Wales (Gateway reference 4187)
From 1 December 2004, the British Association for Adoption and Fostering
(BAAF) will be the new operator of the Adoption Register for England and
Wales. Along with the change of operator, there will be some important
changes to how the register operates.
Read the Local Authority Circular >
Further details are available at www.dfes.gov.uk/adoption/
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7. Social services star ratings and performance assessment
framework performance indicators (PAF PIs) 2003-4 (Gateway reference
4190)
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has published, for the
first time, its social services star ratings plus the PAF PIs for 2003-4.
These responsibilities were formerly carried out for the Department of
Health by the Social Services Inspectorate and were transferred to CSCI
on 1 April 2004. The star ratings and PAF PIs for the 150 councils with
social services responsibilities are available on the CSCI internet site
at www.csci.gov.uk
Read
the department's press release >
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Further items of interest
8. The smoking epidemic in England (Gateway reference
4196)
This Health Development Agency study published 12 November estimates that
around 86,500 deaths a year in England are caused by smoking. The report
will be a valuable tool to aid local planning with estimates of smoking
prevalence for each PCT, showing the significant differences across the
country. Further details are available at www.hda.nhs.uk/html/about/press/12112004.html
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9. Health Poverty Index (Gateway reference 2998)
The index is a web-based tool for visualising differences in health status,
outcomes and services between local areas, which can aid the forthcoming
NHS planning round. It is available at www.hpi.org.uk
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10. Best practice advice on meeting mandatory carbon/energy
targets for the NHS in England, March 2000-March 2010 (Gateway reference
2630)
This NHS Estates publication gives advice to the NHS to help it meet mandatory
targets. Available on the NHS Estates' Knowledge & Information Portal
at http://195.92.246.148/nhsestates/knowledge
or from Lorraine Brayford, 0113 254 7040. For information on how to access
the portal please call 0113 254 7070.
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11. Launch of UK Clinical Research Collaboration
(UKCRC) (Gateway reference 4194)
The UKCRC will support NHS provision of an environment that facilitates
and promotes high quality clinical research for the benefit of patients.
Read
further information > and at www.ukcrc.org
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12. Risk Adjusted Backlog Maintenance (Gateway
reference 3803)
Following consultation with the NHS, the technical monitoring definition
of the current backlog maintenance target is being revised with the introduction
of Risk Adjusted Backlog Maintenance. NHS organisations will need to reconsider
their estate strategies in terms of this new approach. Further details
are available under Estate Quality at www.nhsestates.gov.uk/property_management/index.asp
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13. Direct Payments (Gateway reference 4197)
The department, the British Banking Association and the Association of
Directors of Social Services have signed up to a standard letter designed
to help direct payment recipients open bank accounts. It can be adapted
to local needs and act as proof of capacity and/or address for banks.
Read
the letter >
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personal or in-house use - © 2004
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