22 December 2008

NHS

Engaging with patients via NHS Choices (December 2008)
This guide is aimed at helping trusts maximise the benefits of the patient feedback facility on NHS Choices.
Guide


National Training Programme (NTP) in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery: supporting NICE Technology Appraisal (2006) recommendations for laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer (17th December 2008)
As part of the Cancer Reform Strategy implementation plans the Department of Health and the National Cancer Action Team have developed and funded a programme to train colorectal surgeons to a level of competence in laparoscopic surgery to perform such procedures independently and safely.
Publication


The National Health Service Constitution: report of the Constitutional Advisory Forum to the Secretary of State for Health (11th December 2008)
The Department of Health published a draft NHS Constitution on 30 June 2008. The proposed Constitution will safeguard the core principles and values of the NHS for the next generation, whilst setting a clear direction for the future. It reaffirms rights to NHS services, free of charge and with equal access for all, and it enshrines patient rights to choice and to NICE-approved drugs recommended by clinicians.
Publication

The standard NHS contracts for acute hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services and supporting guidance (10th December 2008)

These documents represent Annex D to the NHS Operating Framework for 2009-10 and should be read in conjunction with The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2008/09 Annex D - Principles and rules for co-operation and competition December 2007.
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