4 March 2008

GUIDANCE/GUIDELINES

Department of Health Extra Care Housing Fund: bidding guidance 2008-2010 (3rd March 2008)
A capital grant of £80 million has been made available by the Department of Health to provide funding for the development of Extra Care Housing. The grant will be allocated during 2008-2010; £40 million in 2008-2009 and £40 million in 2009-2010. Local Authority Letter (LASSL(DH)(2007)2) of 10 December 2007, which sets out the specific revenue and capital grant allocations for adults’ personal social services, announced that the Extra Care Housing (ECH) Grant would be allocated to ECH schemes through a bidding process. This guidance is intended to advise local authorities with adult social care responsibilities and their partners on the preparation of bids for the Extra Care Housing Fund for 2008-2010.
Click here for the Bidding Guidance
Click here for the Bidding Form

The Electronic Prescription Service – An introduction to Release 2 for health professionals (March 2008)
NHS Connecting for Health has published the first of a number of planned communication materials to support staff in the run-up to implementation of EPS Release 2. The booklet is aimed at all members of staff who will have responsibility for implementing or using the service once Release 2 is introduced.
Click here for the Booklet

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