Social Value Act 2012 – understanding its impact on your organisation
The Social Value Act, which comes into force in January 2013, affects all public bodies in England and Wales.The Social Value Act calls for all public service commissioning to factor in social value....
View ArticleAchieving savings from high cost drugs
A report published today sets out how commissioners and providers of NHS services can work together to achieve savings in the use of high cost drugs. These high cost drugs are excluded from the payment...
View ArticleHow to reduce expenditure on medical locums
NHS Employers has published guidance offering practical tips and suggestions. Despite a general trend across the NHS toward a reduction in the number and use of temporary and agency staff, the number...
View ArticleCommissioning guidance for the voluntary and community sector
This guidance is intended to support the voluntary and community sector in understanding and influencing health and wellbeing boards. It gives an overview of health and wellbeing boards, joint...
View ArticleHIV outpatient pathway updated guidance available
The Department of Health has published guidance to support the implementation of the mandatory adult HIV outpatient and payment-by-results currency. This documentation replaces the previously published...
View ArticleProcurement, choice and competition regulations
The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013 impose requirements on the NHS Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups to ensure good practice...
View ArticleProcurement, choice and competition regulations
The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013 were laid before Parliament on 14 February 2013 and come into force on the 1 April 2013.The regulations impose...
View ArticleConfirmation of payment by results arrangements for 2013/14
The Department of Health has confirmed arrangements for payment by results (PbR) in 2013/14. The PbR road test exercise concluded on 25 January 2013 and a number of changes have been made as a result...
View ArticleNHS standard contract deeds of variation now available
As in previous years, all commissioners and providers are required to vary all contracts, which will run on beyond 31 March 2013 in order to incorporate policy requirements for the coming commissioning...
View ArticleGP choice contract to foster competition and innovation
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have announced the start of a new procurement process for an expanded framework of services and solutions for GP practices.The new...
View ArticleNHS terms and conditions for supply of goods and provision of services
The NHS terms and conditions are intended for use by NHS bodies procuring goods and services from commercial organisations, not for the procurement of clinical services from other NHS bodies or...
View ArticleAdult safeguarding: updated statement of government policy
The purpose of this document is to provide an update on the government’s policy on safeguarding adults vulnerable to abuse and neglect. It includes the statement of principles for local authority...
View ArticleGPs should ask patients whether they smoke
Asking patients whether they smoke and offering advice on how to stop can help them quit the habit, according to NICE's new quality standard on smoking cessation. The quality standard includes five...
View ArticleGood practice guide on patient group directions
NICE has produced good practice guidance on providing medicines without prescription under a patient group direction (PGD). The guidance on PGDs has been developed to help individuals and organisations...
View ArticleQuality accounts reporting arrangements for 2013/14
NHS England has provided details of reporting requirements for quality accounts 2013/14. This letter provides guidance on the information and indicators to be included, who quality accounts should be...
View ArticleFAQs on the NHS pay award 2014/15 and 2015/16
Following the government’s announcement last week on the NHS pay award for the next two years, NHS Employers has published FAQs to help explain more of the detail.They cover general questions about the...
View Article2014-15 enhanced services on CQRS
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published information about the first phase of enhanced services that will be supported by the Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS) in 2014-15,...
View ArticleFire safety in the design of healthcare premises
The Department of Health has published guidance on fire safety in the design of new healthcare buildings and extensions.This revised guidance reflects the changes in legislation, structure of the NHS,...
View ArticleGuide to fees for optometrists
Making Accurate Claims in England, produced by the Association of Optometrists, has been updated by the Optical Confederation.The new booklet is a practical guide to daily GOS practice.Article...
View ArticlePHE publishes new guidance on improving oral health
Public Health England has published new guidance for local authorities to help improve the oral health of children and young people. The guidance makes recommendations to help local authorities review...
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