NAPC survey of PCTs on the impact of NHS Complaints Regulations 2009

Results of our survey

This survey is now closed, and we would like to thank all of you who participated in this survey.

The headline results of the survey are as follows:-

  • 1. It would take longer than 6 months to collate annual reports this year 12.2% (2008 - 2.8%)
  • 2. 30% took on new employees or created new posts to cope with this regulation
  • 3. 50% reported additional costs incurred; 45% reported no costs/savings; 5% expected savings on costs

 

Overall impact of legislation

75.6%               reported an increase in impact on resources

24.4%               reported no impact on resources

0%                   reported a decrease in impact on resources

 

Following the success of this survey, we will be conducting regular short surveys and would encourage you to respond as this will give us and other members a better idea on the effect of various issues in healthcare.

If you have suggestions for new topics which would make a good subject for a survey, please you're your ideas to the author.

 

Conservative Party's Manifesto

National Association of Primary Care
Press Release
5 January 2010

The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC), which is an independent, non-political organisation, warmly welcomes the Conservative Party's proposals announced yesterday in its 2010 Draft Manifesto. http://www.conservatives.com/draftmanifesto/

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Heatlh Maps
iQ MEDICAL PRESS RELEASE

 


A new insight into patient health prevalence's gives PCTs and PBC clusters the ability to plan effective interventions using a unique networked mapping tool.

Keeping people healthier for longer, reducing demand for secondary care, removing inequalities and saving money requires healthcare to be targeted at specific population groups.

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The Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinical Studies Group
(SRH-CSG)

 

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare is forming a Clinical Studies Group (CSG).The SRH-CSG will facilitate a multidisciplinary research network for research in SRH in the UK. It will provide leadership in research within the SRH community and will facilitate assessment of clinical studies which could be run
through the Reproductive Health & Childbirth National Specialty Group (RHC NSG).

In addition it will have a role in providing advice to researchers on methodology and for the organisation of approved studies.
The Faculty is looking for scientific members for the CSG and for an Executive committee which will be responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the group. The full CSG will hold two face to face meetings per year and will maintain close liaison
with the National Reproductive Health Research Network (NRHRN). All activity will be supported by an SRH-CSG administrator.

ROLE OF THE SRH-CSG
• To develop and oversee an approved portfolio of studies in SRH
• To propose and develop well designed studies including trials
• To consider studies proposed by members of the group and others
• To provide specific advice to investigators
• To ensure consumer involvement
The following constituencies should ideally be represented in its membership:


http://www.fsrh.org/admin/uploads/873_CSGadvertisement.pdf

 
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