CONSULTATIONS

The Health Care Workers (Duty of Co-operation) Regulations 2010 (5th March 2010)
The Department of Healthare consulting on draft regulations which will impose duties on designated bodies, including employers and contractors of health care workers, in all sectors, and regulatory bodies, relating to sharing information about the conduct or performance of health care workers to protect patient safety. The regulations require appropriate safeguards in place when relevant information is shared.

Closing date for comments is 4th June 2010.
Consultation

Consultation on the de-authorisation of NHS Foundation Trusts (3rd March 2010)
Section 15 of the Health Act 2009 introduces new sections to the National Health Service Act 2006 concerning the de-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts.

Under the revised Act, either:

• Monitor can consider de-authorising an NHS foundation trust which is seriously failing to comply with its terms of authorisation or any requirement(s) imposed on it under any enactment; or
• the Secretary of State for Health may write to Monitor requesting that Monitor consider the de-authorisation of an NHS foundation trust.

In both cases, the de-authorisation decision must be based on guidance published by Monitor, and the revised Act requires Monitor to consult on this guidance before publishing.

This consultation document sets out Monitor's proposed approach and guidance on the criteria for de-authorisation.
Closing date for comments is 26th May 2010.
Consultation