25 March 2009

CONSULTATIONS

Pacesetters Programme equality impact assessment: draft for consultation (17th March 2009)
Pacesetters is a collaboration between DH, the NHS and local communities that aims to address patient and workforce inequalities that arise from discrimination and disadvantage. The Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) is issued for consultation, and all comments and criticisms will be taken into account as the programme moves forward. Closing date for comments is 2nd June 2009.
Consultation

The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator Regulations 2009: a paper for consultation (20 March 2009)
These draft regulations set out a proposed composition for the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA). They provide details of the composition of the board, and requirements applying to persons appointed as a member of OHPA (including aggregate terms of office of members in respect of the Chair or Non-Executive Directors) and criteria for disqualification from appointment as a member. Closing date for comments is 19th June 2009.
Consultation


Safeguarding children and young people who may be affected by gang activity (18th March 2009)
The Government is committed to publishing good practice guidance for agencies on safeguarding children and young people affected by gang activity. The guidance is supplementary to, and should be used in conjunction with, the Government’s statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006). This supplementary guidance is intended to help agencies and professionals ensure that the safeguarding process responds effectively to the needs of children and young people who are at risk of gang-related violence and harm. Closing date for comments is 19th June 2009.
Consultation

Fitness to Practice Rules (19th March 2009)
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a two-month consultation into a package of proposed changes to its Fitness to Practise Rules. The proposed changes to the Fitness to Practise Rules form part of the GMC’s ongoing and regular review of its procedures. It is one of several planned consultations on proposed changes in fitness to practise policy for 2009. Closing date for comments is 22nd May 2009.
Consultation

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