Weekly news
Released on 26/07/2010
Events Diary
3 September
IHM Scotland
Scotland’s Top Healthcare
Manager 2010
Closing date for nominations. See attached flyer for details.
9 September
IHM Scotland
Dealing with Difficult People
Assertively
9.30am-4pm, Millennium Hotel, Glasgow
Interactive workshop presented by Madeleine O’Brien; techniques and strategies that will allow you to handle difficult conversations and difficult people with skill and confidence. See flyer for details.
22 September
IHM Scotland
Doing the right things, doing things right
9.30am-4pm, Atos Origin Alliance, Livingston
How LEAN techniques and tools are being
utilised across health and social care systems. See attached flyer.
5 & 6 October
IHM Scotland
Annual Conference & Exhibition: Leading in Challenging Times
Airth Castle Hotel
24 hours of learning and networking at
Scotland’s leading healthcare management event. See www.ihmscotland.co.uk or
attached booking form & programme.
This week in Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is now in recess until the week beginning 6 September 2010.
Committee issues
call for evidence on palliative care bill
The Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee is launching a call for evidence on the provision of palliative care by the NHS in Scotland. The committee wants to hear views on the general principles of the Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill, a Member’s Bill introduced by Gil Paterson MSP.
The Bill’s main objective is to “secure access to palliative care (including end-of-life care) for everyone in Scotland with a progressive life-limiting condition and their family members”. It aims to raise the priority of palliative care provision within the National Health Service in Scotland by giving legislative effect to the key intentions of the Scottish Government’s ‘Living and Dying Well’ strategy.
The Bill would:
· place Scottish Ministers under a statutory obligation to provide palliative care for those with life-limiting conditions and their family members.
· standardise and collate information held on the delivery of palliative-care services in line with suggestions by Audit Scotland and the Parliament’s Public Audit Committee.
· set up reporting arrangements allowing palliative care provision to be monitored by Scottish Ministers and the Parliament.
Committee Convener Christine Grahame MSP said, “We want to hear from individuals, organisations and professional bodies who have an interest in the provision of palliative care in Scotland. All evidence received will inform our consideration of the Bill at Stage 1.”
The deadline for written evidence is of no more than 6 sides of A4 in length is 1 September 2010. Full details of how to submit evidence can be found at www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/hs/inquiries/PalliativeCareBill/PallCareCallforevid.htm.
The Bill, as introduced, including explanatory notes and a policy memorandum, is at www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/bills/50-PalliativeCare/index.htm.
Conference 2010: booking now open
Bookings are now being taken for the IHM Scotland annual conference and exhibition, Leading in
Challenging Times. A booking form is attached with this edition of the Update and can also be found at www.ihmscotland.co.uk, along with full programme details.
Taking place on 5 and 6 October at Airth Castle Hotel near Falkirk, the conference is Scotland’s leading healthcare management learning and networking event. Keynote and plenary speakers at this year’s conference include:
· Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Deputy First Minister, the Scottish Government
· Dr Kevin Wood, Chief Executive, NHS Scotland and Director General Health, the Scottish Government
· Dr Mandy Cohen, Executive Director, Doctors for America
· Phil Hanlon, Professor of Public Health, University of Glasgow
· NHS board chief executives Robert Calderwood (Greater Glasgow & Clyde), Fiona Mackenzie (Forth Valley) and Professor James Barbour (Lothian).
Use your booking form to make your choice from a full programme of interactive workshops:
· Horizon Scanning- Innovations in e-health
· The Accredited Manager – voluntary self regulation
· Difficult conversations, crisis, cuts and pressure
· Quality Strategy and Performance Management
· Inspirational Leadership – a case study
· A CEO’s Dilemma - Change or Bust
· The Future of Practice Management
· LEAN- Delivering transformational change
· ‘Your Health’ – Public Participation in Ayrshire and Arran.
The IHM Scotland annual conference continues to offer superb value for money for an event of this type, particularly for IHM members who receive
significant discounts on conference rates, beginning at only £99 for day delegates. Return your booking form today to secure your place at the only
dedicated conference for all Scottish healthcare
managers .
‘100% single room provision’ policy
confirmed
The Capital Planning and Asset Management Division of the Health Finance Directorate has written to all NHS Scotland chief executives to say that an expert consultation has concluded that the current provision of single room
accommodation within the service is not
sufficient and that 100% single room provision is clinically appropriate in most clinical settings. Based on their recommendations the Chief Medical Officer has reaffirmed the policy set out in 2008 guidance that there should be a
presumption of 100% single rooms in future hospital developments. The exceptions are
existing accommodation which is being
refurbished, where taking into account the
constraints of the existing building, a minimum of 50% single room accommodation would be allowed but as close to 100% as possible would be expected; and in new developments where there are clinical reasons for not making 100% single room provision. In the latter case, these reasons should be clearly identified in the
business case, which would then be subject to
Scottish Government agreement as part of the business case approval process.
Advice on bed spacing remains unchanged: for the purposes of patient moving and handling and other activities, the minimum space
between beds should be 3.6m wide by 3.7m deep.
www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2010_27.pdf
Carers and Young Carers Strategy
The Scottish Government has published its comprehensive strategy for carers. Among the measures it contains are a promised Charter of Carers’ Rights, support and training to help health and social care staff identify carers, and carer representation on CHPs. The strategy is backed by £5 million in new funding for the voluntary sector to provide respite care. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/07/23153304/0
