Details Of Potentially Surplus Land For Housing In The NHS Published

Details of potentially surplus land for housing, currently owned by NHS organisations, which is no longer required nor likely to be needed for health service purposes in the future have been published. The information was provided by each of the 399 NHS trusts in England to the Department of Health through a central data collection.

The main findings from the 2012 data collection from NHS trusts, which related to parcels over 0.25 hectares, include:

• of the total 399 NHS trusts, 188 (47 per cent) declared at least one parcel of surplus or potentially surplus land and 211 (53 per cent) gave a nil response
• a total of 414 separate parcels of land were identified by the 188 NHS trusts who declared surplus or potentially surplus land.

See the main findings and the details of the surplus land data collection.

The results provide an update to the information published in October 2011 by the NHS and the Department of Health on the Disposal strategy – Land For housing. The information will assist in quantifying the contribution of the NHS to the on-going government initiative of accelerating the release of public sector land for development.  The data collection used to compile these statistics was undertaken during January and February 2012 and the statistics relate to information available as at 1 January 2012.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/05/public-sector-land/

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Safe Management Of Healthcare Waste

An updated version of the safe management of healthcare waste guidance manual is published.  A number of issues needed clarifying to improve consistency of understanding and to advise of legislative changes that have come into force since publication. The changes are:

• a change of wording from premises notification to premises registration
•  a paragraph has been inserted on the Waste Framework Directive 2011 which came into force after publication
•  Controlled Waste Regulations 2012 came into force 6 April 2012 – this needed a revised note added  links needed amending from the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 version to 2009 regulations
•  inconsistency of terminology i.e. sharps boxes, sharps containers, sharps receptacles etc. have changed to sharps receptacles for consistency
• other amends were of in a similar vein.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/05/management-healthcare-waste/

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DoH Bulletin 245

On the agenda this week: Andrew Lansley sets out the Government’s strategic objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, Sir Peter Carr is confirmed as Chair of the NHS Trust Development Authority and Lord Howe announces new guidance on the Cancer Drugs Fund.

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DoH Bulletin 244

On the agenda this week: the Secretary of State launches a consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products, foreign doctors to prove they can speak English before practising in England under new government proposals, and the Prime Minister announces a call to action for frontline nurses to share best practice with colleagues across the NHS.

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DoH Bulletin 243

In this week’s edition, read about the new tobacco legislation which came into effect on 6 April 2012. Also, view the latest consultations and publications released in the past week.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/04/the-week-issue-243/

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HSE Report: Seven Survive Concrete Collapse At John Moores University

Seven construction workers were lucky to survive when more than 250 tonnes of wet concrete collapsed at Liverpool John Moores University, a court has been told.

The construction site for a new Art and Design Academy at Liverpool John Moores University following a scaffolding collapse.

The construction site for a new Art and Design Academy at Liverpool John Moores University following a scaffolding collapse.  Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 over the incident, which occurred during the construction of an atrium for a new Art and Design Academy at the university.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/scs-nw-watesmpb.htm

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Quality Accounts Audit Guidance Published

The Quality Accounts audit guidance sets out what trusts will need to do to support the audit of their 2011/12 Quality Accounts.  The audit requirement applies to all NHS acute and mental health trusts that produce a Quality Account for 2011/12, as well as the Isle of Wight PCT.  A Quality accounts Toolkit which provides detailed information about producing a Quality Account. You can download the current Quality Accounts toolkit.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_133418

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