PCTs to be added to the EPS authorisation directions from 1 December 2012
The national electronic prescriptions service (EPS) directions evaluation panel have approved 33 primary care trusts to be added to the EPS Directions. The next stage will involve the PCTs being...
View Article2011-12 programme budgeting guidance
Guidance documents for the 2011-12 programme budgeting data collection are now available. Published on 12 June 2012 the programme budgeting guidance is aimed at supporting commissioners and NHS...
View ArticleHR guidance for transition to the new health and care system published
HR guidance for the transition to the new health and care system is published. It sets out the principles underpinning transitional arrangements and provides guidance to support NHS leaders in...
View ArticleAmendment to NHS Trust Development Authority directions from 1 October
These directions from the Secretary of State confer new functions and powers on the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) from 1 October 2012. The directions enable the NHS TDA to take over certain...
View ArticleChanges to the GP contract for 2013-14
A letter from Dame Barbara Hakin, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, to chief executives of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities sets out proposed changes to the...
View ArticleFinance transition arrangements – checklist and planning published
This draft document covers the key year end finance transition areas that strategic health authorities (SHAs) and primary care trusts (PCTs) will need to plan for in 2012/13. PCTs and SHAs are...
View ArticleHandover and close down guidance for transition to the new health and care...
The ‘handover and close down’ guidance is published primarily for strategic health authorities (SHA) and primary care trusts (PCT) transition directors, lead and governance leads. This guidance fits...
View ArticlePCTs to be added to the EPS authorisation directions from 1 February 2013
The national electronic prescriptions service (EPS) directions evaluation panel has approved a further 21 primary care trusts (PCTs) to be added to the EPS authorisation directions. The next stage...
View ArticleComments wanted on proposals to revise the regulation of NHS charities
The Department of Health is seeking feedback from the NHS and other interested parties on final proposals to revise the governance of NHS charities. NHS Charities were established to receive and manage...
View ArticleNHS Property Services – estates operating information
As indicated in the baseline spend exercise of June 2012, further operating information is now needed in order for NHS Property Services (NHS PS) to build a finance ledger and to maintain continuity of...
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