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December 2011

23/12/2011

Pensions FAQ

This frequently asked questions document has been updated to reflect new proposals on NHS pensions. A briefing on the NHS pension proposals is also available.

 

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NHS pension scheme heads of agreement

This framework will enable union executives to consider key pension changes that will allow local employers and trade unions to explain the changes to staff and provide reassurance on pension entitlements.

 

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Governing public hospitals: reform strategies and the movement towards institutional autonomy

This study focuses on hospital-level decision-making and draws together both theoretical and practical evidence. It includes an in-depth assessment of eight different country models of semi-autonomy, in the Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain. It discusses the shifting relationships between public-sector decision-making and hospital-level organizational behaviour

 

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Board assurance prompt - safeguarding

This briefing is targeted at organisations that have a responsibility for safeguarding adults. It is intended to stimulate debate within NHS Boards, Local Authority Safeguarding Adults Boards and other public service partner boards.

 

Posted at 11:30 AM |

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Modelling individual patient hospital expenditure for general practice budgets

The NHS has introduced a system of budgets for general practices covering hospital expenditure for the patients on their lists. This study models individual expenditure using diagnostic information from previous hospital spells, plus a large set of attributed variables measuring population, general practice, and local hospital characteristics.

 

 

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Model agreements

Nationally approved standard agreements help speed up the contracting process for industry-sponsored trials carried out in the NHS by removing the need for site-by-site reviews and local legal agreements to be drawn up. This enables trials to start earlier, improving the speed of industry-sponsored clinical trials and giving NHS patients faster access to innovative treatments. These updated versions of model agreements between research sponsors and host institutions are now available.

 

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NHS Commissioning Board special health authority: question and answers

This question and answers document attempts to ask and answer some of the more frequently asked questions about the special health authority.

 

Posted at 11:29 AM |

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20/12/2011

Health and Social Care Bill: follow up

This report calls for changes to the Health and Social Care Bill to ensure that ministerial responsibility to Parliament and legal accountability for the NHS are not diluted.

 

Posted at 02:25 PM |

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The new public health system

This suite of factsheets provide more details on the design of the new public health system, including the role and responsibilities of local government in public health, the operating model for the new executive agency Public Health England and an overview of how the whole system will work.

 

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Managing and supporting mental health at work: disclosure tool for managers

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development carried out a survey of 2,000 people in employment in the UK which revealed that despite more than a quarter (26%) of employees having experienced a mental health problem while in employment, too few employers are taking positive steps to manage this increasingly business critical issue. This guidance, produced by Mind, will help employers ensure that how they manage people supports their mental wellbeing and resilience, and also encourage more employees to talk about any mental health issues they may be facing at an early stage.

 

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