HSC 1998/167 - Health Improvement Programmes - Planning for Better
Health and Better Health Care, guidance for HImPs is now out (5
months after it should have been).
It is a skimpy 7 pages long! Why did it take so long to produce?
Needless to say this guidance is superficial to say the least. It
appears to give a lot of latitude to HAs....until you read it
properly:-(
The *key* document is actually 'Modernising Health and Social
Services, National Priorities and Guidance (NPG) 1999/00 - 2001/02.
I've only briefly glimpsed this document but it seems to have so many
'given's and must be dones' that HAs have little latitude in
authoring their HImP's.
The SaFFs (Service and Financial Frameworks) i.e. the contracts
(sorry service agreements) with trusts, etc *are* explicity linked to
the HImP and HPG.
Sorry, no PCG commissioning:-(
Told you so:-(
Dr David J Plews
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