Health Management and Policy Alert

Briefing for MPs on EU working time regulation and the NHS

This briefing for MPs outlines employers' views of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD), ahead of a debate in Parliament on whether the EWTD was damaging to patient care.

• Briefing
• NHS Employers - news

 

'What we know so far...' briefings

This series of briefings provide an overview on key issues and areas related to the NHS reforms and highlight areas where questions remain unanswered.

• Health and Social Care Act 2012 at a glance
• The NHS commissioning board
• Local accountability
• Choice and any qualified provider
• Foundation trusts
• Monitor and regulation
• New providers 
• BMA - NHS reform

 

NHS staff: social indicators

This briefing provides an overview of the make-up of NHS staff in England.

• Briefing
• House of Commons Library - publications

 

Commissioning occupational health (OH) services

This guidance has been published to assist occupational health leaders, HR directors and boards in commissioning OH services and understanding what commissioned OH services should be delivering for the organisation.

• Commissioning guidance
• OH services guidance
• NHS Employers - news

 

The statement of financial entitlements (amendment) directions 2012

These amending directions are the latest in a series of changes made to the statement of financial entitlements published in April 2005. The primary purpose of the amendment is to implement changes in the fee levels in the GMS statement of financial entitlements effective from 1st April 2012.

• Guidance
• Department of Health - publications

 

The primary medical services (directed enhanced services) (England) (amendment) directions 2012

These directions came into effect from 1st April 2012 to replace the 2010 directed enhanced services directions.

• Guidance
• Department of Health - publications 

 

The primary medical services (patient choice scheme) directions 2012

These directions set out the requirements on PCTs considering establishing patient choice scheme arrangements. The directions should be read in conjunction with the amendment regulations.

• Guidance 
• The NHS (primary medical services) (miscellaneous amendments) regulations 2012
• Department of Health - publications

 

Caring in crisis: the impact of the financial crisis on nurses and nursing

This country-by-country report looks at the impact of the economic crisis on nurses and nursing in Europe. It illustrates the current and future challenges facing the nursing profession, and offers a view of the specific dynamics in each country, as well as a tool to take action and tackle these challenges.

• Report
• The Foundation of Nursing Studies - news

NHS pension scheme

This note looks at recent reviews of the NHS pension scheme.

• Standard note
• House of Commons Library - publications

Baseline spending estimates for the new NHS and public health commissioning architecture

This briefing summarises the Department of Health document published on 7th February 2012 on baseline spending estimates on public health. It also gives the LGA's key messages in relation to public health funding and provides Chief Executives and Directors of Finance with advice on how they can assure themselves that the PCT estimate of public health spending will be adequate to meet the future resource requirements for public health from 2013.

• Briefing
• Funding checklist
• LGA - publications