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Consultations and evaluations

No news this week.

Publications

1. New information source for commissioners (Gateway reference number: 8323)

A new practice based commissioning comparators website launched this week. This benchmarking service takes data from Secondary Uses Service (SUS), standardises it for population and breaks it down by GP practice, showing activity and referral rates for several key conditions. Users of the NHS web can register at:

• NHS Comparators (NHS web) (opens new window)

2. The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) (Gateway reference number: 8315)

Directors of children’s social services may wish to know that the Information Centre for health and social Care (IC) has released a spreadsheet for PCTs to use to upload their NCMP data for analysis. The tool and instructions for use are available to download at:

• The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) 2006/2007 - NCMP Data-Capture Tool (opens new window)
• Healthy living

3. Bridging the Gap - Delivering tomorrow’s service improvement agenda for the NHS (Gateway reference number: 8292)

This publication illustrates the Cancer Services Collaborative ‘Improvement Partnership’s’ (CSC'IP') recent achievements and demonstrates how the programme can bridge current gaps in the service. This pack supports the practical delivery to make improvement a reality. See:

• Cancer Services Collaborative ‘Improvement Partnership’: 'Bridging the Gap' (opens new window)

Conferences and events - i) what’s new

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Conferences and events - ii) places still available

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Patient safety alerts

4. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT – MDA/2007/047 (Gateway reference number: 8402)

Device: IV solution administration set: models 3101-PNOY, 3101-PVJ and 3101-PN3 manufactured by Arcomedical Infusion Ltd.
This Medical Device Alert was issued on 5 June 2007 to NHS trust for action.
Further information can be found at:

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MDA/2007/047 (opens new window)

5. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT – MDA/2007/048 (Gateway reference number: 8403)

Device: Devices for securing lines, tubes and drains: Drain-Fix 680M and 685M; Central-Gard 667M and 668M; Epi-Fix 670M. All manufactured by Unomedical Ltd. This Medical Device Alert was issued on 5 June 2007 to NHS trust for action. Further information can be found at

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MDA/2007/048 (opens new window)

6. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT – MDA/2007/049 (Gateway reference number: 8404)

Device: Single-use capillary blood sampling device: Microtainer® Safety Flow Lancets manufactured by BD Preanalytical Systems. Product codes 366354, 366355 and 366358. This Medical Device Alert was issued on 11 June 2007 to NHS trust and social services for action. Further information can be found at:

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MDA/2007/049 (opens new window)

7. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT – MDA/2007/050 (Gateway reference number: 8405)

Device: Homecraft Rolyan bath lift hand controls for the Bathmaster 2000, Bathmaster Classic, Bathmaster Xtra and Bathmaster Reclina. This Medical Device Alert was issued on 11 June 2007 to NHS trust and social services for action. Further information can be found at:

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MDA/2007/050 (opens new window)

8. MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT – MDA/2007/051 (Gateway reference number: 8406)

Device: All brands of needle-free intravascular connectors. This Medical Device Alert was issued on 11 June 2007 to NHS trusts for action. Further information can be found at:

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MDA/2007/051 (opens new window)