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Chief Executive Bulletin
Contents: NHS and social care interest NHS interest Social care interest Further items of interest NHS and social care interest 1. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team - Annual Report This is the first annual report on the work of the H&SC Change Agent Team in helping local health and social care communities to make sustainable reductions in the number of delayed discharges (averaging 24% in 25 areas, in context of a 14% reduction nationally). It sets out the work of the team during 2002/2003 and summarises the key messages and learning points. The report is for use as a reference and includes areas of good practice and where to find out more. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/changeagentteam/changingplaces.pdf Contact: Roy Harry at change_agent_team@doh.gsi.gov.uk NHS interest 2. Making Amends - A consultation paper setting out proposals for reforming the approach to clinical negligence in the NHS The chief medical officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson has published his report into clinical negligence in the NHS. The report makes a series of recommendations for consultation - including the establishment of an NHS Redress Scheme managed by NHS trusts and a successor to the NHS Litigation Authority. The NHS Redress Scheme will assure effective investigations when things go wrong, explanations and apologies, care and rehabilitation when needed and financial compensation where appropriate. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/makingamends/ Contact: Ms Shain Marr at shain.marr@doh.gsi.gov.uk 3. Chlamydia screening programme roll out - expressions of interest for phase II. Phase I of roll out as outlined in the national sexual health strategy is already underway. The Department of Health is seeking expressions of interest via chief executives for the second phase of the programme, which will extend opportunistic screening to young women as well as promoting greater uptake of testing amongst men in non-traditional settings. Full details of the programme, including funding arrangements, core requirements document to support implementation and the application proforma is at www.doh.gov.uk/sexualhealthandhiv/chlamydia.htm Closing date for applications is 29th August 2003. Contact: Sally Anderson at sally.anderson@doh.gsi.gov.uk Social care interest 4. Consultation exercise on children's national service framework extended On 10 April 2003 the health secretary launched Emerging Findings. This document sets out some of the early thinking on the development of the National Service Framework (NSF), for children, young people and maternity services. The deadline for your comments on Emerging Findings has been extended from 10 July 2003 to 10 August 2003. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/children/emergingfindingsindex.htm Contact: Claire Phillips at mb-childrens-nsf@doh.gsi.gov.uk Top
5. Tackling Health Inequalities: A Programme for Action
- the programme, published on 2 July 2003, sets out a three-year plan
to carry forward the recommendations in the 2002 cross-cutting spending
review on health inequalities. Copies of the programme can be ordered by email at doh@prolog.uk.com (quoting reference number 32366). 6. Transfer of secretariats - The secretariats of the UK Advisory Panel for Health Care Workers Infected with Blood-Borne Viruses (UKAP) and of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Incident Panel have recently both been transferred from the Department of Health to the new Health Protection Agency (HPA). Details at www.doh.gov.uk/cjd/incidentspanel.htm 7. Funding of technology appraisal guidance -
The Department of Health has consolidated and reissued the Directions
relating to arrangements for the funding of the National Institute for
Clinical Excellence. 8. Advice about the treatment of digital hearing aids
as capital expenditure is available at http://nww.doh.nhsweb.nhs.uk/nhs/hearingaids.htm
9. Launch of the Prison Health Development Network - The Government has launched the pilot initiative to ensure the smooth transition of prison health care from the Prison Service to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Details at www.doh.gov.uk/prisonhealth/pdf/next_steps.pdf 10. Department for transport report - On the
Move: By Foot, a discussion paper emphasising the role of walking
in improving health and preventing disease, was issued on 30 June 2003.
11. Your Guide to Choosing Childcare - a new updated version has been published. Copies are available by emailing doh@prolog.uk.com and will be available on the IWL website early next year. 12. The Independent Healthcare website has been relaunched with more information for NHS bodies about independent sector spare capacity and prices and a new invitation to quote facility. Details at http://nww.pasa.nhs.uk/indhealth/ 13. In vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) directive:
in house manufacture - Applicability of IVD directive and regulations
to IVD test kits manufactured and used within health institutions. 14. Mental Incapacity Bill - The draft bill was published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs on 27 June 2003 for pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee of both Houses over the summer. Details at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/mibillletter.htm 15. The spring clean messaging initiative - The
NHSIA has launched a new initiative to clean up the NHS messaging service
and try to prevent the problem of auto-forwarding.
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 - ©2003
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