Health Management and Policy Alert

14/12/06 - Car parking charges

 Income generation : car parking charges - best practice for implementation provides information and advice on operating commercial car parking schemes on NHS sites as income generation activities, including what kind of car parking scheme to offer, what charges to impose and what concessions to consider.
(Department of Health - publications)

 

14/12/06 - Care and resource utilisation: ensuring appropriateness of care

 This guidance for practice based commissioning commissioners and primary care trusts sets out techniques available to maximise resources and facilitate appropriateness of care. This includes information available to support the techniques such as identification of population needs and mapping the patient journey. (Department of Health - publications)

14/12/06 - Good practice guidance

 Good practice guidance on managing the introduction of new healthcare interventions and links to National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance responds to a number of requests, received by the Department of Health, to update guidance originally issued in 1999 (HSC 1999/176). It also provides further clarification of guidance on Directions to primary care trusts and NHS trusts concerning the funding of Technology Appraisal Guidance issued by NICE.
(Department of Health - publications)

14/12/06 - Department of Health business plan 2006/7

This plan outlines what the Department of Health will do in 2006/7 to lead and support the government’s objectives for health and social care, and to support ministers in their accountability to the public and Parliament. (Department of Health - publications)

13/12/06 - EU enlargement and overseas visitors' rights to primary care treatment in the UK

This document provides guidance on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, and on overseas visitors' rights to primary care treatment under European and other reciprocal healthcare agreements. (DH - publications)

13/12/06 - Primary medical services contracts: a guide for potential contractors

 The guide offers an introduction to primary medical services contracting and the surrounding regulatory framework. It also provides helpful insights into the issues that potential contractors will have to consider and describes the process by which potential contractors might secure a primary care contract.
(Primary Care Contracting - news)

13/12/06 - Primary care trusts (PCTs): enhancing performance

This document contains lessons learnt and good practices in enhancing performance within PCTs. It provides useful reference material, in particular highlighting 'quick wins' and giving real life examples. It has been compiled by the National Programme Office with input from PCT senior management, GPs, SHA Turnaround Directors, and policy leads. (Department of Health - publications)

13/12/06 - NHS deficits

 The NHS has been in overall deficit over the last two years and there has been an increase in the number of NHS organisations with a deficit. NHS Deficits (HC 73-I), a report from the House of Commons Health Select Committee, highlights the role of the funding formula, poor central management, and poor local management in causing these deficits. (Health Select Committee - publications) [BBC news] [NHS Confederation]

12/12/06 - Government response to 'A stronger local voice'

This document is the framework that was developed from the Stronger Local Voice consultation and the advice that was received. The framework was developed in response to the commitment made to provide a stronger voice for individuals and communities in health and social care services.  (Department of Health publications)

12/12/06 - 10 high impact changes for genitourinary medicine (GUM) 48 hour access

The National Support Team for Sexual Health is tasked with assisting PCTs and sexual health services achieve 48-hour access to GUM services. This guide provides ten high impact changes which will help commissioners and services to implement sustainable solutions that will improve access and reduce sexually transmitted infections in their area.  (Department of Health publications)