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1. Implementation of pay for doctors and dentists 2003/2004
2. Data transfer service

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3. Adoption services - New regulations and guidance

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1. Implementation of pay for doctors and dentists 2003/2004
Advance letters (MD)1/03 and (MD)2/03 will be available from 30 May 2003 at www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/coin4.nsf/Circulars?ReadForm

Chief executives are asked to ensure that the new pay scales and rates for fees and allowances are implemented as soon as possible and are backdated to 1 April 2003

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2. Data Transfer Service (DTS) - Migration
The DTS is a new service being implemented by the NHSIA to manage electronic messaging. Messaging is currently handled by the X400 service, which will close on 7 November 2003. Message flows such as pathology and items of service must move to the DTS.

All NHS organisations must make preparations immediately to migrate their messaging. The first step you need to take is to ensure a contact person has been nominated (preferably from your IT department) for the migration process and inform Sarga Moore at sarga.moore@nhsia.nhs.uk

Information about the DTS Migration is at
http://nww.nhsia.nhs.uk/nhsnet/pages/emailmessaging/dts/default.asp

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3. Adoption services - New regulations and guidance
On 24 May 2003 the Government launched two new sets of regulations and guidance to continue its programme of reform of adoption services. Copies of the regulations and guidance for Phase 1 of the new national framework for adoption support services under the Adoption & Children Act 2002 and the new Intercountry Adoption Guide are available:

The Adoption & Children Act 2002 is at www.doh.gov.uk/adoption/adoptionsupport.htm
The new Intercountry Adoption Guide is at www.doh.gov.uk/adoption/hagueregs.htm

The first annual report of the Adoption Register for England and Wales has been published and can be found at www.doh.gov.uk/adoption/register-annrep-may03.pdf

Contact: Tim Gardner at tim.gardner@doh.gsi.gov.uk

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