Hospital Pharmacist
2006;13:37-38
February 2006

37 White Paper outlines shift from secondary care to primary care Plans to move services from hospitals into the community are outlined in the Government's new White Paper “Our health, our care, our say — a new direction for community services” more

37 Health research strategy announced A new national health research strategy was announced at the end of January by Jane Kennedy, minister for quality and patient safety more

38 NHS trusts not meeting MRSA targets Half of the NHS trusts in England are falling behind the target of reducing the levels of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection by 50 per cent by 2008, recent figures show more

38 Improvements needed in NHS cancer plan Clear inequalities in cancer outcome remain between socioeconomic groups, with higher mortality rates in deprived areas and higher survival rates in London and the South more

38 New cases of HIV being diagnosed in the UK remain high Data published by the Health Protection Agency shows that new cases of HIV being diagnosed in the UK remain high more

37 NEWS IN BRIEF

A code of conduct for those implementing “payment by results” has been published by the Department of Health. The code outlines core principles and expectations as to how the system should operate, and aims to guide resolution of disputes. All NHS bodies operating payment by results are required to comply with the code, which will apply from April this year.

People living in England have, on average, report being in better health than those living elsewhere in the UK, according to a new report published by the Office for National Statistics. “Focus on health” looks at health issues including smoking, drinking, sexual health and cancer, and highlights variations in reported general health status by social group.NHS trusts not meeting MRSA targets

Robert Duthie, emeritus Nuffield professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Oxford, died on 25 December, aged 80 years. Professor Duthie was chairman of the joint subcommittee of the standing medical, nursing and midwifery and pharmaceutical advisory committees which produced “Guidelines for the safe and secure handling of medicines”, commonly referred to as the “Duthie report”.

The Department of Health has published an information paper covering matters that may be included in the new regulations following changes to the Medicines Act and related NHS legislation in the Health Bill.