Health Management and Policy Alert

The Quarter, quarter 2 - 2011/12

The report shows that the NHS has continued to perform strongly against the requirements of the NHS Operating Framework 2011/12 and has made good progress in beginning to make the savings and system transformation required to deliver the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention and reform challenge.

• Report
• Department of Health - publications 

 

The integrated approach to planning and assurance between Department of Health and the NHS for 2012/13

This guide supports the accountability arrangements that by the end of March 2012, all PCT clusters should have an integrated plan as required in the NHS Operating Framework 2012/13.

• Guidance
• Department of Health - publications 

 

Genetics/genomics in nursing and midwifery

This report has been produced to assist the Nursing & Midwifery Professional Advisory Board in identifying issues and potential solutions concerning the future of genetics/genomics for the nursing and midwifery professional workforce.

• Report
• Department of Health - publications 

 

Implementing the overseas visitors hospital charging regulations 2011

The guidance on implementing the overseas visitors hospital charging regulations has been updated to advise NHS bodies how, and under what circumstances, they can share data concerning outstanding overseas visitor payments for NHS hospital treatment. The update is in light of a change to the immigration rules on 31 October 2011.

• Guidance
• Department of Health - publications

 

Building Partnerships, Staying Safe - the health sector contribution to HM Government’s Prevent strategy

These documents provide guidance and a toolkit for both healthcare organisations and frontline healthcare workers working with providing support and interventions for vulnerable individuals.

• Guidance for leaders and managers
• Guidance for healthcare workers 
• Department of Health - publications

 

New arrangements for provision of Health Care Chaplaincy Appointment Advisers

This letter explains about the new arrangements that will come into effect from 3 January 2012, for advising on the appointment of Health Care Chaplains in England.

• Letter
• Department of Health - letters 

 

Allied health professional referral to treatment (AHP RTT) revised guide 2011

The guide revisions are focused on the feedback and comments received from stakeholders and provides greater clarity when applying the AHP RTT rules. This enables the measurement of waiting times for NHS AHP services and supports service improvement to reduce waiting times and improve patient access to NHS AHP services.

• Guidance
• Equality impact screening assessment 

 

Technical guidance for the 2012/13 operating framework

The purpose of this technical guidance is to list all the indicators against which the NHS will be held accountable nationally during 2012/13.

• Technical guidance
• NHS Operating Framework 2012/13
• Department of Health - publications 

 

Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2012/13

The NHS Operating Framework for 2012/13, published in November 2011, aims to help the NHS implement the necessary changes in the Government's health reform programme. This briefing sets out the key points, alongside NHS Confederation's reaction.

• Briefing
• NHS Operating Framework 2012/13
• NHS Confederation - publications 

 

Implementing the Government ICT strategy: six-month review of progress

This report commends the early progress being made by the Government in implementing its ICT strategy but has identified areas where progress has not kept pace with the Government’s ambitions.

• Report
• Executive summary 
• Detailed methodology
• NAO - publications