New clinical DES: summary of key features
Following the release of the clinical DES Directions and SFE Amendments, NHS PCC has produced a summary of the key features that PCTs will need to consider when commissioning these services.
The supporting Read codes are being finalised and they will be released via the NHS Employers website shortly.
The summary paper is available here.
General guidance is available here.
Learning disability DES support materials published
The first of several documents in support of the learning disability DES are available on the PCC site. A letter has been sent to chief executives of PCTs and councils explaining the role of the learning disability DES and the importance of establishing local registers and staff training for annual health checks.
A training pack developed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is here.
An FAQ covering creation of registers and awareness training for practice staff is available here.
The letter to chief executives of PCTs and councils is here.
Benchmarking primary care medical services - data submissions now due
PCC's collaborative project with the NHS Benchmarking Network continues to progress well with data submissions now arriving from large numbers of PCTs. PCTs can still access support and guidance on data interpretation and collection issues. We have also updated the project's question and answer briefing for questions received in the last week. This includes a range of questions across all areas of the study including some important guidance on how to assess the costs of the various primary care medical services contracts.
All project enquiries should be directed to Steve Watkins on 0161 266 2046 or by email on s.watkins@nhs.net
The updated project Q&A is here.
March benchmarking event to showcase results
NHS PCC and NHS Benchmarking will hold a full day event on 26 March to present initial results of the benchmarking project. The subscriber-only event will be of interest to PCT board directors, primary care leads, primary care commissioners and WCC commissioning leads. A venue will be announced shortly.
GP extended opening hours for month ending January 2009
This data shows the number of GP practices within each commissioner area (PCTs and commissioning care trusts) and how many of those practices were offering extended opening hours on the census date of 21 January 2009. Key findings this month:
- Of 8,258 practices, 5,873 (71.1%) offered extended opening hours on the census date. This compares with 68.9% in December.
- 148 (97.4%) commissioners have achieved the Operating Framework aim of 50% of their GP practices offering extended opening hours.
- 59 (38.8%) commissioners have 75% or more of their practices offering extended hours.
Further information is available here.
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