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From: Lynda Richardson [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 December 2009 10:19
To: Andy Sutton; [log in to unmask]; Stewart David (Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT); David Valentine; David Wharfe (5HG) Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Primary Care Trust; [log in to unmask]; Elaine Baker; [log in to unmask]; Julie Southworth (5HG) Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Primary Care Trust; Kate Ardern; Kathryn Maloney; Leila Williams North West; Maurice Smith (E-mail); Mick Dolan; Nigel Trowbridge; Philip Halsall (E-mail); Will Blandamer
Subject: FW: From the Department of Health:  The week: 4 - 10 December 2009 - Issue 125

Hi Everyone

Please see this week's bulletin attached

Thanks
Lynda

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Rowe (5HG) Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Primary Care Trust
Sent: 11 December 2009 09:36
To: Lynda Richardson
Subject: FW: From the Department of Health: The week: 4 - 10 December
2009 - Issue 125



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Subject: From the Department of Health: The week: 4 - 10 December 2009 -
Issue 125


The week: 4 - 10 December 2009

Issue: 125

Published every Thursday, the week provides need-to-know news,
consultations and events for chief executives and their teams. It
provides
links to more information and resources, highlighting areas for action.

The bulletin is attached, or you can access this week's edition at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/theweek/inde
x.htm

We have also attached a Word version of the week for those of you who
prefer it.


On the agenda

1.    NHS 2015 and NHS Chief Executives Conference

2.    Comprehensive Area Assessments

3.    Swine flu


Policy news
1. Autism Act 2009
2. Organisation Patient Safety Incident Reports
3. Local Involvement Networks
4. Introducing Project Argus - Health


Consultations and evaluations
5. Executive coaching
6. Embedding the NHS Constitution - Healthcare 100 Awards

Publications
7. New Horizons - a shared vision for mental health
8. 2009 Autumn Performance Report
9. Better Care, Better Value Indicators - 10-step guides
10. Quality and productivity evidence
11. Effective use of Choose and Book
12. Patient safety incidents - 14th Quarterly Data Summary
13. Paper for the third sector on the use of PCT grants
14. Children's Cardiac Surgery Services News
15. Being Open webinar recordings

Conferences and events
i what's new
16. Sexual Health National Consultative Conference
17. Age equality in health and social care events
18. Patient safety in primary care  - 'Expert on Call' web seminar

ii places still available
No news this week

Patient safety alerts
19. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2009/078
20. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - MDA/2009/079

(See attached file: Issue125_theweek-10-12-09.pdf)(See attached file:
The
week issue 125 4-10 December 2009.rtf)

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