Chief Executive Bulletin
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- 30 October 2003, Issue 192 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Older people's mental health - protocol clarification
2. NHS Foundation Trusts and Mental Health & Disabilities
Trusts
NHS Interest
3. Working Time Directive - derogation guidance
4. Road traffic accident (RTA) costs recovery
Social care interest
No items this week
Further items of interest
5. Health Scrutiny Committee Guidance
6. Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for Mental Health Services
7. National Prison Health Conference
8. National Workforce Dataset
NHS and social care interest
1. Older people's mental health - protocol
clarification (Gateway reference 2111)
The Priorities and Planning Framework for 2003-2006 requires that, by
April 2004, protocols are in place across all health and social care systems
for the care and management of older people with mental health problems.
Following requests for further information about what those protocols
should cover, the Department of Health has placed brief clarification
at www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/olderpeople/publications.htm
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2. NHS Foundation Trusts and Mental Health
& Disabilities Trusts (Gateway reference 2179)
The Department of Health is working with Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
Trusts and other key interests to consider how the NHS Foundation Trust
model would apply to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trusts. The
aim, subject to legislation, is to publish additional guidance in early
2004 with a view to inviting applications in summer 2004. Mental Health
and Disabilities Trusts who would like to be involved in early discussions
on the model should contact helen.shirley-quirk@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Information on NHS Foundation Trust status is available at www.doh.gov.uk/nhsfoundationtrusts
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NHS interest
3. Working Time Directive - derogation guidance (Gateway
reference 2167)
Guidance on derogation is now at
www.doh.gov.uk/workingtime/derogation The full implications of the
European Court of Justice judgement on the Jaeger case are still being
considered. Further information about how this relates to compensatory
rest will be issued as soon as possible. The guidance also provides a
chart which compares New Deal requirements with Working Time Regulation
requirements. Contact: billy.flynn@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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4. Road traffic accident (RTA) costs recovery
(Gateway reference 2166)
Chief executives are reminded that it is unnecessary and inappropriate
for NHS bodies to engage in activities that could be perceived as encouraging
victims of RTAs to make compensation claims so that the costs to the NHS
of treating them can be recovered from the person responsible for the
accident. Patients should not be placed in a position where they feel
pressurised to make a claim or to use particular commercial organisations
to do so. Detailed guidance on this was re-issued to all RTA Liaison Officers
on 24 October 2003.
Contact: Tracy Morton 0113 2545380 or tracy.morton@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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Further items of interest
5. Health Scrutiny Committee Guidance (Gateway
reference 1902)
The Department of Health has produced this guide for members and officers
of health scrutiny committees. It is available at www.doh.gov.uk/involvingpatients/guidance.htm
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6. Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for Mental Health
Services (Gateway reference 2038)
As part of the national suicide prevention strategy, the National Institute
for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) has published this toolkit to help
services reduce suicides of people in contact with mental health services.
The toolkit is at www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/SuicidePreventionToolkitweb.pdf
For hard copies or further information, contact John Scott 0113 254 3816
john.scott@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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7. National Prison Health Conference (Gateway
reference 2168)
This conference will be held on 26 November 2003 in London. It will provide
an opportunity for PCT chief executives to find out about prison health
and the implications of the transfer of funding from the Prison Service
to the Department of Health. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/prisonhealth/events.htm
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8. National Workforce Dataset (Gateway reference
2177)
The National Workforce Information and Planning Programme (NWIPP) has
launched the first version of the National Workforce Dataset (NWD) www.healthcareworkforce.org.uk/WDC/WMD/
Further details are available from the NWIPP Team at nwipprogramme@gmconfed.org.uk
This is of particular interest to those involved with workforce planning.
The documents in this bulletin are Crown copyright but may be reproduced
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personal or in-house use - ©2003
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