14 May 2008

NHS

GDS and PDS Statements of Financial Entitlements (9th May 2008)
Amended GDS and PDS Statements of Financial Entitlements came into force on 1 April 2008 which give effect to the financial increases for 2008-09. In accordance with the Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body recommendations announced on 7 April, gross contract values are increased by 3.4% and the pay elements by 2.2%. The Seniority Scheme which was intended to be for two years only has been extended to continue payment to those performers currently eligible and include new entrants to the scheme up to 31 March 2009. In practice the 2008/9 adjustment will be factored into the monthly payments by the NHS BSA on a national basis. The PCT must not itself, therefore, adjust the amounts that it has loaded into the NHS BSA’s payments on line systems by these adjustments.
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Our NHS Our Future: NHS Next Stage Review - Leading Local Change (9th May 2008)
Lord Darzi was asked by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health to lead the NHS Next Stage Review in July 2007. His interim report in October set out a vision for a world class NHS that is fair, personal, effective and safe. The Review has been led locally by clinicians in each NHS region. Seventy-four local clinical working groups, made up of some 2000 clinicians, have been looking at the clinical evidence and engaging with their local communities. They have developed improved models of care for their regions to ensure that the NHS is up to date with the latest clinical developments and is able to meet changing needs and expectations. ‘Leading Local Change’ sets the context for these local visions and the principles which will guide their implementation.
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