Chief Executive Bulletin
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9 October 2003, Issue 189 |
Contents:
NHS and social care interest
1. Device bulletin - MDA DB2003 (06)
NHS interest
2. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/032
Social care interest
3. Residential care charge changes
Further items of interest
4. English Area Child Protection Committees Conference
5. Regional roadshows
6. Primary and social care premises: planning and design
guidance
7. Briefing for directors of social services and NHS managers
on the integration of mental health services
8. Developing prison health
9. Amendment to the Implementing System Reform in the NHS
Learning Events for Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
NHS and social care interest
1. Device bulletin - MDA DB2003 (06) (Gateway reference
2073)
Community equipment loan stores - guidance on decontamination
This device bulletin was issued in September 2003 to the NHS via liaison
officers of NHS Trusts for action and for onward distribution as specified
in the bulletin. Copies are free to health and social care providers by
writing to MHRA, Business Services, Hannibal House, Elephant and Castle,
London, SE1 6TQ. Tel 020 7972 8360 fax 020 7972 8124 or e-mail, quoting
reference MDA DB2003 (06), dts@mhra.gsi.gov.uk
More at www.mhra.gov.uk
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NHS interest
2. Medical device alert - MDA/2003/032 (Gateway reference
2072)
Arcomed Syramed SP6000 syringe pump
This medical device alert was issued on 1 October 2003 to NHS trusts for
immediate action. More at www.mhra.gov.uk
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Social care interest
3. Residential care charge changes (Gateway reference
2074)
LAC(2003)22 and accompanying guidance, announce important changes to the
system for residential care charges which includes a new Savings Disregard
that came into effect on 6 October 2003. More at www.doh.gov.uk/scg/crag/
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Further items of interest
4. English Area Child Protection Committees Conference
(Gateway reference 2070)
The Department of Education and Skills is holding a national conference
on 27 January at the Business Design Centre, London. All chief executives
of councils with social services responsibilities and Area Child Protection
Committee representatives are invited. More at www.doh.gov.uk/acpc/diary.htm
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5. Regional roadshows (Gateway reference 2064)
The Health and Social Care Change Agent Team are running regional roadshows
called 'Making Reimbursement Work' and 'Brick in the Wall' on commissioning
services for older people and links to the Extra Care Housing event. All
events are free.
For Reimbursement event call 01423 506 611 or for the other two events
call 0870 161 3505. More at www.doh.gov.uk/changeagentteam/events.htm
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6. Primary and social care premises: planning and
design guidance (Gateway reference 1921).
NHS Estates and NatPaCT are launching new electronic guidance on the planning
and design of primary care premises to support NHS modernisation. The
web-based guidance will be updated to reflect the development of the NHS.
It is at www.primarycare.nhsestates.gov.uk
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7. Briefing for directors of social services and NHS
managers on the integration of mental health services (Gateway reference
1974)
The National Institute for Mental Health In England (NIMHE) and Association
of Directors for Social Services' (ADSS) has published best practice guidance
on the integration of health and social care mental health management.
More at www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/integration.pdf
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8. Developing prison health (Gateway reference 2077)
New guidance on developing prison health arrangements for the next two
years is at www.doh.gov.uk/prisonhealth/deliveryplans.pdf
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9. Amendment to the Implementing System Reform in
the NHS Learning Events for Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
The invitations originally issued on 17 and 29 September stated that only
two delegates could be nominated from each organisation. Please note that
four delegates can now be nominated.
Agenda and response proforma at www.doh.gov.uk/cebulletin/systemreformeventsrevised.htm
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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