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17.05.05OOHs Quality Requirements - Reporting Template (version 1.2)
 A revised of The Reporting Template is available in the Documents section of this site....
 
19.04.05OOHs Quality Requirements - Reporting Template and Manual
 The Reporting Template and Manual are both available in the Documents section of this site.
 
13.01.05Telehone access to out-of-hours services
 New guidance published on 13 January
 
23.12.04OOH medicine supply
 Launched December 2004 - new guidance on supply of medicines in OOH period
 
29.10.04Clinical Integration Programme Toolkit
 A toolkit to support participants in the DH out-of-hours clinical integration programme.
 
19.10.04Information on capital incentives for OOH - first phase
 Please click on link below
 
14.10.04New Quality Requirements for Out-of-Hours Services
 Minister launches new National Quality Requirements in the Delivery of Out-of-Hours Services
 
14.09.04New PMS OOH opt-out tariff
 This guidance replaces paragraph 6.13 of ‘Sustaining Innovation through New PMS Arrangements.’
 
09.08.04Health Select Committee on GP OOHs services
 A short enquiry on the impact of the GP contract on the provision of OOH services.
 
08.06.04NEW: a model contract for out of hours providers
 A model contract for providers of out of hours primary medical services has been produced to assist PCTs in drawing up their own contracts.
 
20.05.04Out of hours clinical Integration Programme 2004/5
 The criteria and fast-track application process for PCTs are now available.
 
07.05.04Do you want to help shape and implement NHS policy?
 A vacancy exists for A Department of Health OOH regional Co-ordinator. Full details including the job description can be found on the documents page of this web site
 
18.02.04NHS Direct Appoints Chief Executive
 Ed Lester has been appointed Chief Executive for the new Special Health Authority being set up for NHS Direct.
 
31.01.04Care on Call: a mutual approach to out-of-hours primary care services
 Launch of a new mutual organisational model for out-of-hours providers.
 
01.12.03NHSD Commissioning Framework
 Guidelines around the commisioning framework have now been drafted and are open for comment
 
06.11.03PCT Implementation Fund Allocations Announced
 PCT allocations for 2004/2005
 
03.11.03Phase 2 Technical Links
 Dates for breifing sessions for phase 2 sites have been announced
 
03.11.03Extra Funding for OOH announced
 Details of an extra £28 million for out of hours have been announced
 
31.10.03New NatPaCT position for OOH
 NatPaCT are taking looking for an experienced member to act as an OOH Development Lead
 
28.10.03OOH Conference Presentations
 All the presentations from the conference are available here
 
17.10.03Exemplar Conference
 A conference to discuss the exemplar programme has been arranged
 
16.10.03Technical Links Deadline
 The 31st of October is the deadline
 
15.10.03New paper released by DH
 Suggested first steps on implementing OOH under nGMS
 
30.09.03OOH Conference on the 23rd of October
 Invitations have been sent
 
03.09.03Job vacancy in the NE
 A vacancy has a become available for the role of OOH co-ordinator for the NE of England
 
26.08.03Reporting Template Launched
 A new Excel template for providers’ regular reports to PCTs can now be downloaded from the site
 
16.07.03Technical Links Briefing Sessions for Phase 1 Registration
 The Technical Links Project Team is arranging 2 briefing days for participants slelcted for phase one implementation
 
01.07.03Letter to PCTs/ SHAs on implications of the nGMS contract
 A letter sent to CEs on The new GMS contract: What it means for PCTs
 
01.07.03NHS Confederation/ NatPaCT paper published
 Guidance has been produced on OOH services under the new contract
 
12.06.03Notes for PCTs, GPs and Organised Providers in Respect of Accreditation and Reporting
 This document is a revision of advice that was published in June 2002
 
21.05.03Launch of Out-of-Hours Provider Development Project
 The Department of Health have launched an Out-of-Hours Provider Development Project
 
20.04.03OOH Technical Links Project
 The Department of Health has launched an OOH Technical Links Project to help achieve the 2004 target.
 

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