Chief Executive Bulletin
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29 May - 3 June 2004, Issue 221 |
Contents:
Special alert
Many individuals in a number of NHS organisations have received an e-mail
from "Concerned Friend" <Staff@gmas.nhsdirect.nhs.uk>
with the subject An Open Letter to NHS staff. The message in the e-mail
is party political and an abuse of NHS resources. Furthermore the header
has been forged and is nothing to do with NHS Direct. The co-operation
of all chief executives in minimising the spread of this offensive message
would be appreciated by urging staff to neither open nor forward it. Local
SHA Communications teams have already begun to alert trusts of its existence
and all efforts are being made to track down its source.
NHS and social care interest
1. Vision and Framework for Adult Social Care
NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
2. Sexual Offences Act
Further items of interest
3. Adult Acute Inpatient Care: Training, education and continuous
professional development for all
4. Primary care QOF review process
5. Dentists with Special Interests (DwSIs) scheme
NHS and social care interest
1. Vision and Framework for Adult Social Care (Gateway
reference 3303)
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is gathering views from stakeholders
- including people using services, carers, statutory and non statutory
organisation - on the current state of social care for adults, to inform
the development of a new vision and framework to be consulted on later
in the year. The opportunity to comment ends on 30 June. Read
more >
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NHS interest
No items this week
Social care interest
2. Sexual Offences Act (Gateway reference 3337)
A circular is being issued to notify local authorities, voluntary adoption
agencies and independent fostering agencies that the Sexual Offences Act
2003 came into force on 1 May 2004. The Act overhauls the sexual offences
framework and includes provisions to give children the greatest possible
protection against sexual abuse and exploitation. Local authorities and
agencies should inform their relevant staff of the Act coming into force.
See LAC(2004)17 on the DfES website www.dfes.gov.uk/adoption
and on the Department
of Health website >
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Further items of interest
3. Adult Acute Inpatient Care: Training, education
and continuous professional development for all (Gateway reference
3239)
This supplementary training guidance to the Mental Health Policy Implementation
Guide for adult acute inpatient care aims to make current training and
development opportunities more relevant and available to all inpatient
practitioner groups. Available at www.nimhe.org.uk/whatshapp/item_display_publications.asp?id=645
Contact Steve Clarke tel 0207 8278300
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4. Primary care QOF review process (Gateway reference
3197)
More detail on the primary care annual Quality and Outcomes Framework
(QOF) review process has been published. It covers the visits that PCTs
must make to each contractor participating in the QOF. Read
more details >
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5. Dentists with Special Interests (DwSIs) scheme
(Gateway reference 2788)
The Department of Health and the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
(UK), under the supervision of a National Development Group of key stakeholders,
have produced a framework for implementing a scheme for Dentists with
Special Interests (DwSIs). Read
more about the scheme >
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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