NHS TRUSTS

A&E Serious Youth Violence Data Sharing Initiative (16th March 2010)
This area of the Department of Health website is dedicated to the above initiative.

The aim of the initiative is to support and encourage A&E Departments to work with police and other local agencies to understand more about serious youth violence in their community. This initiative has been developed building on the work achieved through the Home Office Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence Action Programme (TKAP). This covers targeted police action to tackle a minority of young people from 13-24 years old who commit serious violence, regardless of the weapon involved.

On these pages you will find resources to help develop local data sharing initiatives; evidence and case studies of the impact; and networking opportunities with others doing similar work.
Information

AUDIT

Annual audit letters 2008/09 (29th January 2010)
The Audit Commission publish annual audit letters to enhance the openness and transparency of the audit process, for which they have overall responsibility. Annual audit letters summarise key matters arising from the yearly audit in clear language for executives and stakeholders.
Audit letters

PROVIDERS

Guidance for providers: How the Standards for Better Health link to the new registration regulations (13th November 2009)
The aim of this guide is to help NHS trusts, including Primary Care Trust (PCT) providers, to begin to consider the new registration regulations which come into force on 1 April 2010.

Please note that you will need to register with NHS Confederation website to access this.
Guide

NHS TRUSTS

NHS Machines. Utilisation of high-value equipment at NHS Trusts (25th September 2009)
A new report from the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) provides evidence that many NHS Trusts are not adequately utilising expensive treatment and diagnostic equipment. With a crisis in the public finances and patients still forced to wait for important diagnostic and treatment procedures, the fact that many Trusts are under-utilising expensive and important facilities is of serious concern.
Report