PbR data assurance framework 2010/11 onwards - consultation (3rd August 2009)
The Audit Commission have launched this consultation to review the programme that has been running for three years. Some of the things that are being proposed are:
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The Audit Commission have launched this consultation to review the programme that has been running for three years. Some of the things that are being proposed are:
- Primary care trusts should be more integral in determining risks and the local audit programme
- Greater appreciation of local knowledge, information and management arrangements should be built into future processes
- The programme should enable the Audit Commission to discharge their responsibility to provide national assurance of the quality of data underpinning PbR and other key systems.
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A joint consultation on the Report to Ministers from the DH Steering Group on the Statutory Regulation of Practitioners of Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Other Traditional Medicine Systems Practised in the UK (3rd August 2009)
This consultation is launched jointly by the four health departments in the UK.
The consultation seeks respondents’ views on whether, and if so how, to regulate acupuncturists, herbal medicine practitioners and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners. It focuses on the purpose of regulation – public protection - explains the difference between professional regulation (whether statutory or voluntary) and system regulation, and explores the links between the work of the DH Steering Group on the statutory regulation of acupuncture, herbal medicine and TCM and the Regulation White Paper Working Group on Extending Professional Regulation. Closing date for comments is 2nd November 2009.
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Consultation on the de-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (27th July 2009)
The overwhelming majority of foundation trust hospitals are high performing, providing patients with the highest quality of care. But their status must always be seen as a privilege and not a one-way ticket. Foundation trusts should not retain their freedoms where they are clearly failing their patients and where a loss of public confidence has occurred. The failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust exposed a need for changes to the current regulations and the Government is therefore consulting on changes to:
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New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health - consultation (23rd July 2009)
Good mental health is fundamental to the well-being and prosperity of England. In the last decade, greater investment and reforms have transformed mental health care, but now we need to go further.
We need to target the root causes of mental illness and support the local development of higher quality, more personalised services.
New Horizons sets out ideas for achieving this. It explores the prevention of mental illness and earlier intervention when things go wrong. It also looks at how services can become more innovative and work more effectively together. Closing date for comments is 15th October 2009.
Consultation
This consultation is launched jointly by the four health departments in the UK.
The consultation seeks respondents’ views on whether, and if so how, to regulate acupuncturists, herbal medicine practitioners and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners. It focuses on the purpose of regulation – public protection - explains the difference between professional regulation (whether statutory or voluntary) and system regulation, and explores the links between the work of the DH Steering Group on the statutory regulation of acupuncture, herbal medicine and TCM and the Regulation White Paper Working Group on Extending Professional Regulation. Closing date for comments is 2nd November 2009.
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Consultation on the de-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (27th July 2009)
The overwhelming majority of foundation trust hospitals are high performing, providing patients with the highest quality of care. But their status must always be seen as a privilege and not a one-way ticket. Foundation trusts should not retain their freedoms where they are clearly failing their patients and where a loss of public confidence has occurred. The failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust exposed a need for changes to the current regulations and the Government is therefore consulting on changes to:
- enable Monitor, in certain circumstances, to de-authorise a foundation trust and remove its foundation status, subject to agreement of the Secretary of State; and
- enable the Secretary of State, in certain circumstances, to request formally that Monitor takes specific action to intervene in or de-authorise a foundation trust. If Monitor decides not to de-authorise, or take the other action requested by the Secretary of State, then the regulator would be required to fully justify this in a written public report and set out the alternative steps it will take.
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New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health - consultation (23rd July 2009)
Good mental health is fundamental to the well-being and prosperity of England. In the last decade, greater investment and reforms have transformed mental health care, but now we need to go further.
We need to target the root causes of mental illness and support the local development of higher quality, more personalised services.
New Horizons sets out ideas for achieving this. It explores the prevention of mental illness and earlier intervention when things go wrong. It also looks at how services can become more innovative and work more effectively together. Closing date for comments is 15th October 2009.
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Front-of-pack nutrition labelling for pre-packed foods sold through retail outlets in the UK (30th July 2009)
This consultation seeks views on practical issues that need to be resolved for an integrated front-of-pack nutrition labelling approach to work in real-life settings and help consumers to make healthier choices. Closing date for comments is 5th November 2009.
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This consultation seeks views on practical issues that need to be resolved for an integrated front-of-pack nutrition labelling approach to work in real-life settings and help consumers to make healthier choices. Closing date for comments is 5th November 2009.
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