Chief Executive Bulletin
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30 January - 5 February 2004, Issue 204 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Employment contract termination - confidentiality and
clawback clauses
2. Learning Disability Development Fund (LDDF) 2004/05
3. Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) and
the "duty to co-operate"
NHS interest
4. Publication of Payment by Results Core Tools 2004
5. 24/48 hour primary care access survey
Social care interest
6. Draft adoption regulations and guidance for consultation
Further items of interest
7. Analysis of targets for improving access to social care
services for older people
8. Guidance on dental practice visits
9. Abolition of residential allowance
10. Leading safer communities: An event highlighting the
importance of local
leadership in building safer communities
11. Medical device alert - needle free intravenous connectors
- MDA/2004/005
12. Medical device alert - medical devices in general and
non-medical products - MDA/2004/006
NHS and social care interest
1. Employment contract termination - confidentiality
and clawback clauses (Gateway reference 2340)
The direction on use of confidentiality and clawback clauses in connection
with termination of a contract of employment - health service circular
2004/001 is now available. This direction applies to chief executives
and executive directors in connection with their termination of contract
of employment and termination payments. The directions come into force
on 5 February 2004. HSC 2004/001 can be found at http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/06/99/37/04069937.PDF
Enquiries meena.paterson@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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2. Learning Disability Development Fund (LDDF) 2004/05
(Gateway reference 2666)
See the PCTs'
pro rata LDDF revenue allocations for 2004/2005. The funds will
be formally released by the start of the year. This site also contains
a letter to PCT chief executives about how these funds should be used.
This should be agreed, through partnership boards, with partner local
authorities. Decisions should take account of continuing commitments to
2003/2004 LDDF-funded learning disability projects, the needs of learning
disabled people with high support needs and of those from ethnic minorities.
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3. Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)
and the "duty to co-operate" (Gateway reference 2734)
The Criminal Justice Bill contains a statutory duty on health and other
bodies to co-operate with MAPPA. A
fact sheet summarising the background to MAPPA and the implications of
the bill
We would like to hear about:
· issues you anticipate in implementing the duty to co-operate
· issues which your experiences of MAPPA so far have thrown up
· examples of successful practice which might provide models for
others.
Contact bob.mcdonald@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 1394.
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NHS interest
4. Publication of Payment by Results Core Tools 2004
(Gateway reference 2271)
The above document, containing reference costs 2003 and the national tariff
2004/2005, is published today (5 February). It will be accompanied by
the usual press briefing. Media interest is likely to be considerable.
Reference cost index scores were made available to NHS organisations on
3 February to enable them to prepare statements for local media enquiries.
The document is at NHS
Financial Reforms and Reference
Costs webpages.
Hard copies will go to directors of finance as soon as print deadlines
allow, hopefully within two weeks.
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5. 24/48 hour primary care access survey (Gateway
reference 2738)
From April 2004, access to an NHS Walk-in Centre (WiC) may count towards
local delivery of 24/48 hour access. For this to happen, the arrangement
for practices to refer patients to the local WiC must be covered by an
agreement between the practice and the WiC. The WiC must also have been
signed off by the PCT as providing suitable patient access. Otherwise,
the contents of the agreement are for local determination to take account
of local needs and circumstances. Revised guidance on the survey will
be issued after the current joint priority review and before the April
survey, but agreements can be prepared now.
Contact catherine.davies@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 0113 2546602.
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Social care interest
6. Draft adoption regulations and guidance for consultation
(Gateway reference 2736)
The second consultation package of draft regulations and guidance to be
made under the Adoption & Children Act 2002 was published on 31 January
for a three month public consultation. The draft regulations and guidance
propose new restrictions on the preparation of adoption reports and new
arrangements for adoptions with a foreign element. A copy of the consultation
document is at www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations2/37/
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Further items of interest
7. Analysis of targets for improving access to social
care services for older people (Gateway reference 2744)
Analysis
of progress is provided at local authority level for 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
Contact: kate.anderson@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 5582 or william.vineall@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 020 7972 4242
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8. Guidance on dental practice visits (Gateway
reference 2720)
Revised
guidance has been published by the chief dental officer for visits
being carried out by PCTs within general dental practice premises in England.
Contact barry.cockcroft@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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9. Abolition of residential allowance (Gateway
reference 2724)
The determination under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 for
the Residential Allowance Grant 2003-2004 which gives final allocations
to councils available at Residential
Allowances
Contact adebayo.adekaiyaoja@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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10. Leading safer communities: An event highlighting
the importance of local
leadership in building safer communities (Gateway reference 2743)
A joint Home Office/Local Government Association conference to be held
on 30 March 2004 at the QE2 conference centre, London. This will be of
interest to PCT CEs in particular. www.lga.gov.uk/Event.asp?lsection=46&id=SX8980-A781ECC8
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11. Medical device alert - needle free intravenous
connectors - MDA/2004/005 (Gateway reference 2741)
This medical device alert was issued on 28 January 2004 to NHS trusts
for action. Further information at www.mhra.gov.uk
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12. Medical device alert - medical devices in general
and non-medical products - MDA/2004/006 (Gateway reference 2742)
This medical device alert was issued on 2 February 2004 to NHS trusts
for update. Further information at www.mhra.gov.uk
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