12 November 2008

CONSULTATIONS

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Draft Children’s Measures - Consultation Version (3rd November 2008)
The purpose of this consultation is to make the new children's cancer measures clear and comprehensive to be added to the new revised Manual for Cancer Services 2008 (due to be published later this year) An Impact Assessment is not required for this document. However the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence has undertaken a full economic analysis on the national guidance on which this document is based. Closing date for comments is 30th January 2009.
Letter
Consultation Version

Consultation proforma
Equality Impact Assessment for the Ongoing Programme of Updates to the Manual


Safeguarding adults: a consultation on the review of the ‘No Secrets’ guidance (16th October 2008)

The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have launched the national consultation on the review of the No Secrets guidance. Minister for Care Services, Phil Hope MP said: 'This consultation paper is about learning. It is about how we as a society learn to empower people - both the public and the professionals - to identify risk and manage risk. It is about how we empower people to say no to abusive situations and criminal behaviour. It is about locating safeguarding in the wider agenda of choice and control. It is about recognising safeguarding as everyone's business. It is about identifying the tools we need for better safeguarding.' Closing date for comments 31st January 2009.
Consultation document
Easy-read version

Easy-read answer booklet
Impact assessment
Letter to all Directors of Social Services


Developing the Quality and Outcomes Framework: Proposals for a new, independent process (30th October 2008)

This is a public consultation document setting out proposals for how a new independent and transparent process for recommending Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) indicators led by NICE should work. The DH will publish the responses and publish a report on how the consultation process influenced the development of policy. Closing date for comments is 2nd February 2009.
Consultation document
Impact Assessment


End of Life Care Strategy: Quality Markers Consultation (7th November 2008)

The Department of Health has launched a consultation on Quality Markers for End of Life Care, as promised in the End of Life Care Strategy published in July. This document has been developed with help from the SHA Pathway Chairs for the NHS Next Stage Review, who identified the need for a national approach in order to raise the quality of care for people at the end of life. The document is aimed at commissioners, performance managers and providers of end of life care services, from the NHS, voluntary and independent sectors. Closing date for comments is 6th February 2009.
Consultation
Equality monitoring form


Draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care (4th November 2008)
This draft guidance for consultation is in response to Prof Mike Richards’ review into the consequences of additional private drugs for NHS care. Closing date for comments is 27th January 2008.
Consultation
Equality Impact Assessment

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