Chief Executive Bulletin
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19 December 2003 - 9 January 2004, Issue 200 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Register of surplus public sector land
NHS interest
2. Handling Major Incidents - An Operational Doctrine
3. New suspensions framework for doctors and dentists
Social care interest
4. Accountability of adult placement schemes: consultation
document
Further items of interest
5. Whole system reform in the NHS: progress and plans
6. New GMS and Primary Medical Services Implementation Update
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7. CMO announces appointment of Inspector of Microbiology
8. Payment by results workshops
9. e-Government interoperability framework (e-GIF) information
10. NHS Professionals - establishment of a new special health
authority
11. The abolition of residential allowance
12. NHS takes over lead on Working Time Directive implementation
for junior doctors in training
13. Mandatory statutory requirement of the European Council
Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Directive - EU Emissions Trading
Scheme
14. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/001
15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/002
NHS and social care interest
1. Register of surplus public sector land (Gateway
reference 2551)
The Treasury and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister have set up a
register of surplus public sector land which ministers agree should include
NHS land. Public bodies, including the NHS, have 40 days in which to express
an interest and any transfers must be at market value. After this period
land can be sold on the open market. Details at www.nhsestates.gov.uk/property_management/content/spec_property_advice.html
Contact David Gubb on 020 7972 1179.
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NHS interest
2. Handling Major Incidents - An Operational Doctrine
(Gateway reference 2287)
The Department of Health published the above on 7 January. This builds
on current guidance by setting out general principles to help the NHS
develop its existing emergency plans to respond to new potential threats
and reflects various structural and organisational changes over the past
few years. Publication of this doctrine may have implications for existing
guidance, which will be revised accordingly. The
guidance >
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3. New suspensions framework for doctors and dentists (Gateway
reference 2196)
Issued under HSC 2003/012, the Department of Health has published a new
framework to help NHS employers deal with suspensions of doctors and dentists
more efficiently.
More
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Contact sean.king@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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Social care interest
4. Accountability of adult placement schemes: consultation
document (Gateway reference 2127)
On 23 December 2003, the Department of Health published a consultation
document setting out proposals to move the focus of regulation from adult
placement carers to adult placement schemes. The
consultation document, the relevant draft regulations, draft national
minimum standards and a partial regulatory impact assessment >
Comments by 26 March 2004. Contact david.ellis@doh.gsi.gov.uk
tel 0207 972 4278.
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Further items of interest
5. Whole system reform in the NHS: progress and plans
(Gateway reference 2587)
The attached letter provides information on the establishment of an NHS
leadership group to provide enhanced NHS focus and leadership for whole
system reform. More
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6. New GMS and Primary Medical Services Implementation
Update 3 (Gateway reference 2570).
Together with the NHS Confederation, NHS Modernisation Agency (NatPact)
and the National Primary Care Development Team, the department publishes
a fortnightly web update on new GMS and PMS implementation. To
view the update >
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7. CMO announces appointment of Inspector of Microbiology
(Gateway reference 2484)
Professor Brian Duerden has taken this role which involves promoting and
overseeing standards in clinical and public health microbiology. More
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8. Payment by results workshops (Gateway reference
2572)
Workshop events for executive directors aimed at highlighting the key
delivery areas for the implementation of the Payment by Results (PbR)
initiative; supplemented by two conferences for chairs and non-executive
directors aimed at improving understanding of PbR. Details
and booking form >
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9. e-Government interoperability framework (e-GIF)
information (Gateway reference 2575)
It is mandatory for all public sector bodies to implement the standards
set out in the e-Government interoperability framework. Chief executives
are deemed responsible for compliance of their individual organisations.
More at www.nhsia.nhs.uk/egif/pages/default.asp
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10. NHS Professionals - establishment of a new special
health authority (Gateway reference 2574)
A memo and presentation from the NHS Professionals chief executive Carmel
Flatley has been sent to all NHS Professional host employers. A draft
example of the TUPE consultation presentation may be used to launch the
local consultation process for all staff affected by the establishment
of the NHS Professionals Special Health Authority.
More >
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11. The abolition of residential allowance (Gateway
reference 2578)
A payment of 50 per cent of the indicative allocations (appendix B of
the summary report) for the residential allowance grant for 2003-04 has
been made to councils. Final allocations have not yet been confirmed.
More
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Contact adebayo.adekaiyaoja@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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12. NHS takes over lead on Working Time Directive
implementation for junior doctors in training (Gateway reference 2584)
The WTD Delivery Board, co-chaired by David Moss, CE of Southampton University
Hospitals Trust, and Christine Outram, CE of the North Central London
strategic health authority, met for the first time on December 11. More
on this story together with a range of other opinions, solutions and stories
on WTD compliance can be found in Issue 4 of the Modernisation Agency's
bulletin Calling time...
For the full issue see: www.modern.nhs.uk/workingtime/bulletin/
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13. Mandatory statutory requirement of the European
Council Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Directive - EU Emissions
Trading Scheme (Gateway reference 2582)
Registration of installations over 20 megawatts thermal capacity on a
single site are due now to avoid possible financial penalties. www.nhsestates.gov.uk/sustainable_development/content/energy.html
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14. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/001 (Gateway
reference 2576)
Guidance: Reporting Adverse Incidents and Disseminating Medical Device
Alerts
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 1 January 2004 for action and
updates. For onward distribution as specified in the notice.
Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
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15. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2004/002 (Gateway
reference 2577)
Aventis Optipen Pro insulin pen injection system
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 5 January 2004 to NHS trusts for
action and information request. Further information can be found at www.mhra.gov.uk
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