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Department of Health
the week: issue
71, 7-13 November 2008
Provides need-to-know news, consultations and events for chief executives and their teams. It provides links to more information and resources, highlighting areas for action
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/theweek/DH_090185
GP and Practice Team Bulletin - November 2008 - Issue 79
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/GPbulletin/Browsable/DH_090292
Children, Families and Maternity
e-bulletin, November 2008, issue 44
Monthly e-bulletin for internal and external stakeholder
groups designed to provide them with regular updates on activities that are
supporting the delivery of the Be Healthy outcome for children, young people
and families through the Every Child Matters: Change for Children agenda.
Medical
Directors' Bulletin, Issue 87, November 2008
This e-bulletin for medical directors aims to provide a
practical summary of NHS developments with access points for further
information
NHS
Workforce bulletin, 10 November 2008, issue 138
Weekly update on HR and workforce issues in the NHS.
http://www.nhsemployers.org/aboutus/aboutus-2581.cfm?frmAlias=/workforcebulletin/
Chemotherapy
services in England, ensuring quality and safety: a report from the National
Chemotherapy Advisory Group, draft for consultation [Closing date: 4 February
2009]
This
consultation seeks views on a draft framework for planning and monitoring
chemotherapy services for adult patients with either solid cancers or
haematological malignancies
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_090150
Chemotherapy
services in
This letter from Professor Mike Richards
announces the publication of an independent report on cancer chemotherapy
services produced by the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group for consultation.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_090160
Skin cancer
measures for the Manual for Cancer Services and revised gynaecology
measures for the Manual for Cancer Services [Letter]
This letter from Director of Cancer Modernisation Teresa Moss announces the publication of the
skin cancer measures and the revised gynaecology
cancer measures as part of the revised manual for cancer services 2008.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_090090
Prioritising investments in Public
Health
The
report was carried out by The Matrix Knowledge Group and Bazian
to review the high level evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
of interventions for the prioritisation of locally commissioned public health
interventions.
http://www.healthengland.org/publications/Public%20health%20prioritisation_report_final%20report.pdf
Additional
funding for pandemic influenza preparedness [Letter]
This letter describes additional
non-recurrent funding of £15 million from within central budgets for
2008-09 for pandemic influenza preparedness.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_090131
GP referral for
clinical genetics services [Letter]
Letter on possible confusion about the
application of the Department's guidance on first out-patient appointments
following GP referral to a consultant for clinical genetics services.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_090165
Putting prevention first- vascular
checks: risk assessment and management - next steps guidance for primary care
trusts
Putting prevention first, published in April 2008, outlined proposals for a system of vascular checks to be
carried out in primary care. This document has been developed in consultation
with PCT commissioners, those who will be carrying out the checks and the
Learning Network, which has been set up to share learning across the NHS on
vascular risk assessment and management. It draws on some real life case
studies and examples of how PCTs have already implemented vascular checks in
their areas. It provides practical tools to support commissioning and links to
existing resources and guidance.
Recognising carbon monoxide
poisoning: 'Think CO'
This letter from Chief Medical Officer Sir
Liam Donaldson and Chief Nursing Officer Professor Dame Christine Beasley
encourages health professionals to raise awareness of the risk of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Carbon
monoxide: Are you at risk? [Leaflet]
Nutrition
Action Plan Delivery Board mid-year progress report, October 2008
This document sets out the board’s
achievements and identifies areas where further work needs to be done to
implement the plan and meet the overall goal of improving nutritional care.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives:
commissioning weight management services for children and young people
This document supports local areas in
commissioning weight management services for children and young people. It is
designed to reflect the move towards world-class commissioning and joint
commissioning of children’s services.
Healthy Weight,
Healthy Lives: consumer insight summary
This report is a summary of the results of
research carried out for the Department of Health into families’
attitudes and behaviours relating to diet and
activity.
The Medical
Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 - consultation summary:
November 2008
This document sets out the outcome of a
consultation on a draft order to implement two of the reforms set out in the
white paper Trust Assurance and Safety: The Regulation of Health Professionals
in the 21st Century.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_090125
Implementing
the Tooke Report: Department of Health update
Professor Sir John Tooke led an inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) that culminated in a
final report, Aspiring to Excellence, published in
January 2008. The Secretary of State for Health gave his formal response to
that report the following month. Subsequent to those publications, the
Parliamentary Health Select Committee (HSC) published the findings of their own
inquiry into MMC in May.
The Council for
Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) draft
Regulations 2008: consultation report
A summary response to the public
consultation on the draft regulations setting out proposals for the Council for
Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (Appointment, Procedure etc.) Regulations 2008.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_090311
DH news releases 10-14 November 2008
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/dh/
Royal Assent for Human Fertilisation
and Embryology Act
Corner
shops in the North East help customers eat their greens
Corner shops in the North East will be the
first in
NHS
Choices' contract awarded to Capita Group PLC
As a key stream in the Department of Health's
communications and delivery strategy, the NHS Choices digital information
service (www.nhs.uk) is the "front-door" for communicating with
citizens and stakeholders in healthcare, health improvement and social care,
the public and the media. It delivers accessible, relevant and authoritative
content on health and social care policy that supports our audiences' needs and
is an accurate and trusted source of policy, guidance, publications and
statistics.
NHS
websites join up to show the choices on offer
Patients looking for information about the
choices available for their healthcare will now be able to find it all on one
NHS website.
New
Deputy Chief Dental Officer
Sue Gregory has been appointed as the new
Deputy Chief Dental Officer at the Department of Health, it was announced.
Change4Life:
The healthy living revolution starts here
We all need to be more active and eat more
healthily to halt the rising tide of obesity. If we do nothing, by 2050 90 per
cent of today's children will be overweight and at risk from serious diseases -
that's the message issued by Health Secretary Alan Johnson as he launched the
Change4Life coalition.
£30m
healthy towns kick start Change4life
Nine towns have won the opportunity to lead
the way in helping their residents live healthier lives as part of the new
Change4Life movement, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced.
Sir
Michael Parkinson and Phil Hope launch first dignity in care award
The first ever award which recognises people who treat patients with dignity and respect
and who provide outstanding care has been launched by Sir Michael Parkinson and
Care Services Minister Phil Hope.
Statistics
Life expectancy and all-age all-cause mortality
monitoring (overall and health inequalities) - update to include data for 2007
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_090133
Diagnostics
waiting times and activity data: month ending 30 September 2008
http://www.performance.doh.gov.uk/diagnostics/index.htm
GP extended
opening hours, October 2008
http://www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/data_requests/index.htm
A&E
statistics - quarterly update
NICE
Into
practice – November 2008
Commission
for Rural Communities
Service needs
and delivery following the onset of caring amongst children and young adults
This study provides analysis of research on
young carers and young adult carers
in the
The
National CJD Surveillance Unit
New National Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease Report
The National CJD Surveillance Unit has published
its 16th Annual Report covering 2007. The report looks back over the period
from May 1990 (when the Unit was set up) to 31 December 2007. It also outlines the
Unit's work in the clinical surveillance of variant (vCJD),
sporadic and iatrogenic CJD.
http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/report16.pdf
A Review and Needs Assessment of Local
Level Diet and Nutrition Data
This
report examines the current sources of local level dietary data, and aims to
identify gaps between what is needed and what is available. It also reviews
current methodologies to determine their potential utility in filling the
identified information gaps.
http://www.empho.org.uk/viewResource.aspx?id=11024
Department
for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Food Statistics Pocket book –
full text
The annual
Food Statistics Pocketbook provides a round-up of statistics on food covering
the economic, social and evironmental aspects of the
food we eat.
Data comes
from previously published Government surveys run by the ONS and Defra and a wide range of other sources including
Government agencies and commercial organisations.
https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/publications/pocketstats/foodpocketstats/default.asp
Joseph
Rowntree Foundation
What is needed to end child poverty in 2020?
How
realistic is the government's pledge to end child poverty by 2020? The strategy
is hugely ambitious and progress has stalled. This Round-up draws on the
findings of seven reports about how to take forward different aspects of a
child poverty strategy; examines the impact of current policy; and suggests
what is needed to ensure the target is met.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2275.asp
NHS Networks
Guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care
http://www.networks.nhs.uk/news.php?nid=2445
Department
for Works and Pensions
Helping people achieve their full
potential: Improving specialist disability employment services consultation
–
summary of responses
This publication presents the responses to a consultation
on proposals to combine several schemes into a single new programme
to improve access to work resources.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentre/des-consultation.asp
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