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Barnet PCT - Disabled Access
A
local group, Disability Action borough of Barnet (DAbB), has visited 12 clinics
in the Barnet area and claim that the majority do not meet the new Disability
Discrimination Act standards which come into force in October.
Bristol North/Bristol South and West PCTs - Substance Misuse
A new
alcohol website
has been launched in Bristol - it has information on the identification and
management of alcohol problems as well as information on local alcohol
services.
Cambridge City and South Cambs PCTs - Management
Change
Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire PCTs are discussing a
management team merger, but one which would mean that the PCTs remain separate
entities, with their own financial resources and the ability to respond to the
needs of their own localities.
Chelmsford PCT / Witham, Braintree
and Halstead Care Trust - Management Merger
Chelmsford PCT and Witham,
Braintree and Halstead Care Trust are making moves towards an integrated
management structure. This follows the appointment of a joint chief executive
for the two trusts in April.
Doncaster PCTs - Respiratory
Disease
Lung disease caused by smoking has been highlighted in the
Annual Public Health Report as this region's most significant health problem.
The Doncaster PCTs have already appointed an extra Respiratory Nurse and
invested in smoking cessation services.
Epping Forest PCT -
CAMHS
In September, Epping Forest PCT is launching a new mental health
initiative targeted at secondary schools in the area. This will include a
mental health worker providing early intervention, assessment and treatment for
a wide range of problems.
Northamptonshire Heartlands PCT -
Award
Brenda Elldred, Physiotherapy Services Manager, has won the SHA's
Leadership and Innovation Award for 2004. She has cut waiting times from 26 to
four weeks by introducing initiatives such as capacity and demand analysis and
a patient self-help programme.
Nottingham PCTs - Out of
Hours
PCTs in Nottingham have commissioned the privately-run Nottingham
Emergency Medical Services to operate their out of hours services from October.
Gedling PCT is managing the changes on behalf of Broxtowe and Hucknall,
Nottingham City and Rushcliffe PCTs.
South Stoke PCT - CHD
Twelve practices in the PCT are to pilot an internet-based system which will
instantly refer patients to the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic at the
University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
University Hospitals of
Leicester NHS Trust - CHD
Leicester's hospitals are leading an
international project in which the families of some heart attack patients will
be given defibrillators - 70% of cardiac arrests happen at home and the chances
of survival diminish by 10% every minute without treatment.
Waltham
Forest PCT - Physician Practitioner
Waltham Forest PCT is one of only
three PCTs to be piloting the role of Physician Practitioner. The new role of
Physician Practitioner (for either primary or acute care) was launched in July.
Wales - Local Health Board News
Swansea LHB - Expert
Patient Programme
Following a successful pilot scheme at Swansea and
Gwynedd LHBs, it is now proposed that Expert Patient Programmes be set up
throughout Wales, with a facilitator at each LHB and a host LHB taking a
regional lead. Swansea is to lead for Mid and West Wales.
Swansea
NHS Trust - Cancer Centre
The South West Wales Cancer Centre will be
officially opened in September. The Centre comprises the Chemotherapy Day Unit,
Cancer Institute and Breast Care Centre, and is in the grounds of Singleton
Hospital.
Scotland - Local NHS News
NHS Tayside -
Older Peoples' Mental Health
NHS Tayside has launched a new service for
older people with mental health difficulties. Four Older Peoples' Community
Mental Health Teams (OPCMHTs) will serve the population of Perth and Kinross
and will include doctors, nurses, OTs and social workers.
NHS
Tayside - Teenage Health
Health professionals from NHS Tayside attended
this year's T in the Park festival to hand out more than 700 bottles of factor
30 sun cream and 10,000 condoms. This was funded by money from the National
Lottery.
Northern Ireland - Local NHS News
Northern
H and SSB - Diabetes
The Board's Diabetes Services Advisory Group has
launched a Diabetes Integrated Care Handbook which brings together best
practice guidelines with information from community, primary and secondary
care. A CD-based version will be available early next year.
Northern LHSCG - Commissioning
The LHSCG is planning a series of
service review workshops. It is taking responsibility for commissioning a range
of health and social services on behalf of the Western H and SSB and intends to
review how these meet current and anticipated need.
Southern H and
SSB - CHD
The H and SSB has teamed up with
Developing Patient
Partnerships to launch a new DIY style leaflet containing advice and
information on how to reduce cholesterol levels.
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