Chief Executive Bulletin
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27 November - 3 December 2004, Issue 247 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Department of Health's arm's length bodies (ALB) review
- implementation framework and HR framework
NHS interest
2. New NHS health check from 2006
3. Draft general ophthalmic services and supplementary list
regulations
4. Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
5. Agenda for Change Implementation
6. Clinical leaders for NPfIT
Social care interest
7. Consultation on draft statutory guidance on the role and
responsibilities of the director of children's services (DCS) and the
lead member for children's services (LM)
Further items of interest
8. Prepare to quit in the New Year
9. Social Exclusion Unit consultation
10. Information Sharing and Assessment (ISA) website
11. Celebrating our Cultures: Guidelines for Mental Health
Promotion with Black & Minority Ethnic Communities
12. Every Child Matters: Change for Children
13. Stopping Tuberculosis in England
14. Certificate of fire safety management - 2004
15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/51
NHS and social care interest
1. Department of Health's arm's length bodies (ALB)
review - implementation framework (Gateway reference 4204) and HR
framework (Gateway reference 4225)
In July, the Secretary of State announced the conclusions of a review
of the 38 bodies operating at arm's length from the department. The implementation
framework sets out the principles, processes and timescales to implement
the ALB change programme.
Read the implementation framework >
The national HR framework for the ALB Review has also been published as
part of the implementation programme. This lays out the high-level HR
principles to be followed during the ALB change programme, the support
and guidance available to ALBs, and the governance arrangements in place.
Read the HR framework >
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NHS interest
2. New NHS health check from 2006 (Gateway reference
4242)
The Healthcare Commission has launched its consultation on proposals to
introduce a new health check for the NHS, which will replace 'star' ratings
from 2005/6, but will still provide an annual rating of performance. Its
consultation document Assessment for improvement proposes a new approach
to assessing NHS and independent healthcare sector performance. Understanding
the standards outlines the suggested elements, prompts and evidence that
could be used to show how organisations are meeting the standards. The
patient/public summary draws together information directly applicable
to them. The consultation ends 21 February. To read the documents visit
http://consultation.healthcarecommission.org.uk/site/index.php
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3. Draft general ophthalmic services and supplementary
list regulations (Gateway reference 4241)
Following queries from the service regarding the commencement date of
these regulations, we would like to assure you that no date has yet been
set. Work is continuing on the draft regulations and they are not expected
to be in force before the middle of January 2005. The department will
be issuing guidance and transitional measures will be put in place to
allow PCTs time to implement the arrangements.
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4. Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS) (Gateway
reference 4228)
The Chief Medical Officer has asked all NHS Trusts and PCTs in England,
as a matter of urgency, to re-examine their organisation's responses on
the Safety Alert Broadcast System to ensure that these reflect accurately
their organisation's implementation of each alert. For more information
visit
www.info.doh.gov.uk/sar/cmopatie.nsf/
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5. Agenda for Change Implementation (Gateway reference
4245)
Letter from Andrew Foster, director of workforce, to NHS chief executives
about implementation of Agenda for Change. Read
the letter >
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6. Clinical leaders for NPfIT (Gateway reference
4250)
The appointment of the AHP leader has now been confirmed as Janet Dowsett,
a superintendent radiographer who is currently a clinical services manager
with Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. Janet spent four years
as a business development manger with GE Medical Systems.
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Social care interest
7. Consultation on draft statutory guidance on the
role and responsibilities of the director of children's services (DCS)
and the lead member for children's services (LM) (Gateway reference
4233)
Consultation on draft statutory guidance on the roles and responsibilities
of the DCS and LM began yesterday. The consultation period runs for 12
weeks to Friday 18 February and is being conducted via the Department
for Education and Skills (DfES) e-consultation site at www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/
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Further items of interest
8. Prepare to quit in the New Year (Gateway reference
4221)
The tobacco education campaign continues with new hard-hitting ads focusing
on the impact of smoking-related illness and death on families. Mailers
will be sent to GPs and practice nurses. More at www.givingupsmoking.co.uk
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9. Social Exclusion Unit consultation (Gateway
reference 4244)
The Social Exclusion Unit has launched a project to improve the delivery
of mainstream services - including health and social care - to disadvantaged
adults, focusing on disabled people and people with long-term health conditions,
people with poor basic skills and certain ethnic minorities. The consultation
paper is available online at
http://consultations.socialexclusion.gov.uk/consult/disadvantagedadults/consultationHome
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10. Information Sharing and Assessment (ISA) website
(Gateway reference 4227)
The Department for Education and Skills ISA division has launched a website.
The purpose of the website is to provide up-to-date information to the
public, local authorities and other agencies on developments on information
sharing and assessment in children's services. Visit the website at www.dfes.gov.uk/isa
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11. Celebrating our Cultures: Guidelines for Mental
Health Promotion with Black & Minority Ethnic Communities (Gateway
reference 2560)
Launched by health minister Rosie Winterton, this report can be found
at www.nimhe.org.uk/whatshapp/item_display_publications.asp?id=737
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12. Every Child Matters: Change for Children
(Gateway reference 4172)
The Children Bill has now been given royal assent and to mark the start
of a comprehensive programme of change to improve outcomes for children
in health, social care and other settings, the Government has published
Every Child Matters: Change for Children, available at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/key-documents/
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13. Stopping Tuberculosis in England (Gateway
reference 1176)
The action plan Stopping Tuberculosis in England has been launched in
response to the Chief Medical Officer's report Getting Ahead of the Curve,
in which tuberculosis was identified as a key infectious disease problem
requiring intensified control measures to reduce illness and death. Read
the action plan >
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14. Certificate of fire safety management - 2004
(Gateway reference 4236, ROCR/OR/0138)
Chief executives of trusts, SHAs and special HAs are reminded to complete
and sign the above certificate for the period 1 January to 31 December
2004. This has been forwarded under letter to directors of facilities.
Additional blank copies can be obtained at www.nhsestates.gov.uk/property_management/index.asp?submenu_ID=fire_code
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15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/51 (Gateway
reference 4234)
Access AED, Access PAD, and Access ALS defibrillators manufactured by
Access Cardiosystems Inc.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 23 November 2004 to NHS trusts
and Social Services for immediate action. Further information can be found
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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