Chief Executive Bulletin
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1 - 7 October 2004, Issue 239 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. Practice-based commissioning
Social care interest
2. LAC (2004)25: charges for residential accommodation guidance
(CRAG) amendment no. 22
Further items of interest
3. Person-centred care management
4. Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis of exclusion
5. NHS leadership qualities framework (LQF) - good practice
guide
6. Establishment of directorate of health partnerships
7. Interviews with NHS staff - system reform: behaviours
and relationships
8. Developing practitioners with special interests services
(PwSI), managing the risks
NHS and social care interest
No items this week
NHS interest
1. Practice-based commissioning (Gateway reference
3931)
The Department of Health's latest thoughts on practice-based commissioning
were published this week. These thoughts are being 'road-tested' with
the NHS, with the intention of publishing guidance in November. PCTs should
discuss this paper with their practices and any feedback should be sent
to pbc@dh.gsi.gov.uk by 28 October.
Read
more >
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Social care interest
2. LAC (2004)25: charges for residential accommodation
guidance (CRAG) amendment no. 22 (Gateway reference 3894)
This local authority circular (LAC) announces the disregard for Student
Childcare Grants for NHS-funded students and for Age Related Payments
to pensioners over 70. It also reminds councils that the Skipton Fund
payments came into force on 12 May 2004, that the updated examples of
the savings disregard are now available on the charges website and that
from 29 October, housing benefit is payable to people who enter residential
accommodation for a short period. Read
the circular >
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Further items of interest
3. Person-centred care management (Gateway reference
3826)
This workbook has been written to help care managers work in more person-centred
ways. It aims to assist local authorities and their partners in delivering
one of the key requirements of the Valuing People white paper, and will
also be of wider interest and benefit. Contact valuing.people.info@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Available at www.valuingpeople.gov.uk/indexNews.htm
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4. Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis of
exclusion (Gateway reference 3929)
This document, published in 2003, set out a new vision for personality
disorder services. The attached letter describes action being taken to
implement the vision, including significant new funding and innovative
pilot services. It also emphasises the growing role of PCTs as commissioners
of personality disorder services. Read
the letter >
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5. NHS leadership qualities framework (LQF) - good
practice guide (Gateway reference 3757)
Following successful implementation of the LQF at 37 NHS pilot sites,
the NHS Leadership Centre has launched a free, step-by-step handbook to
help with implementation of the LQF and develop staff leadership skills.
Hard copies from Anne-Marie Archard, nhsleadershipcentre@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Available at www.nhsleadershipqualities.nhs.uk
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6. Establishment of directorate of health partnerships
(Gateway reference 3858)
A new unit has been established to take forward joint working between
the Department of Health and the Home Office. Read
the letter >
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7. Interviews with NHS staff - system reform: behaviours
and relationships (Gateway reference 3896)
The Department of Health has commissioned an independent research company
to interview NHS staff. The research will take place over four phases;
phase one begins this month with primary care and foundation trust staff.
Read
the letter explaining the research >
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8. Developing practitioners with special interests
services (PwSI), managing the risks (Gateway reference 3198)
This good practice document has been produced to support those involved
in the development and implementation of PwSI schemes and includes the
examination of a number of risk areas associated with the extension of
PwSI programmes. Available at www.natpact.nhs.uk/cms/165.php
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personal or in-house use - © 2004
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