Department of Health Update

1. Department of Health Update 

2. Update Coalition Government: NHS Health Checks and the wider context Vital Signs 2009/10 national outturn results IT/ dataset Learning Network

3. NHS Health Checks NHS Health Checks included in the revised Operating Framework 2010/11 � published 21 June David Nicholson�s covering letter said:: �The revision document makes clear that the NHS is expected to deliver against the NHS Operating Framework for 2010/11 (as published in December 2009) in all areas not explicitly mentioned� PCTs have been provided with funding for 2010/11

4. Spending Review NHS Health Check included in the SR process SR to be published in the autumn will set out spending plans for the years 2011-12 to 2014-15

5. Wider context: Liberating the NHS White Paper Liberating the NHS - White Paper published 12 July Documents will shortly be published seeking views on: Commissioning for patients Local democratic legitimacy in health An Arm�s Length Body Review Freeing providers and economic regulation The NHS Outcomes Framework Later in the year views will be sought on: The NHS information strategy Choice Education and training

6. Wider context: �Outcomes not targets� move from targets to outcomes NHS Outcomes Framework published this week consultation over the summer

7. NHS Outcomes Framework Domain 1: Preventing people from dying prematurely Domain 2: Enhancing the quality of life for people with long-term conditions Domain 3: Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury Domain 4: Ensuring people have a positive experience of care Domain 5: Treating and caring for people in a safe environment and protecting them from avoidable harm Underpinned by three domains of quality effectiveness safety patient experience Stroke and CHD likely to be two outcome goals in the first domain

8. Wider context: Public Health White Paper White Paper on Public Health due to be published later in 2010 It will set out a cross-government strategy to public health and detailed plans for the creation of the new Public Health Service (PHS) PHS will streamline existing health protection and health improvement functions with an emphasis on providing the evidence on what works and enabling people, families and communities to take responsibility for their own health with the right information and support Directors of Public Health will be based in local authorities, jointly appointed with the PHS, designing and commissioning local health improvement solutions with a ring-fenced, protected budget

9. Vital Signs - national outturn results 2009/10 around 1 million people offered an NHS Health Check almost 800,000 NHS Health Checks delivered five SHAs not able to give data on the numbers offered - estimated using a 70% take up rate

10. Vital Sign 2010/11 24 June - updated guidance for the vital signs monitoring return on Unify Measures number of people offered an NHS Health Check number of people received an NHS Health Check

11. IT / dataset work continuing on IT significant progress made on the dataset consultation on the dataset � closes end July mandated by ISB in the autumn collection from Spring 2011

12. Communications resources leaflets available in different formats from www.orderline.dh.gov.uk brand assets, poster templates etc available from nhshealthcheck@dh.gov.uk hope to make the results pack to be made available electronically via the Learning Network website

13. Learning Network responsibility for the Learning Network now sits with NHS Diabetes and Kidney Care will continue to provide e-bulletins, events, website www.healthcheck.nhs.uk (to go live later this summer)