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Consultations and evaluations

2. Implementation of Clotting Factor National Procurement (Gateway reference number: 6894)

Savings in excess of £18m are expected from this Department of Health sponsored project. We would like to update you and request your support for your Trust Finance Department to authorise suppliers to release your data and your contracts’ termination clauses. See:

• Update on implementation of clotting factor national procurement

Publications

3. Invitation to pilot a national waiting time standard for the transfer of acutely mentally ill prisoners (Gateway reference number: 6858)

Invitation to mental health trusts to pilot a national waiting time standard for the transfer of acutely mentally ill prisoners from prison to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Contact: Vanessa Fowler, 020 7972 4081. See:

• Invitation to pilot a national waiting time standard for the transfer of acutely mentally ill prisoners

Conferences and events - i) what's new

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Conference and events - ii) places still available

4. Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2005 (Gateway reference number: 6888)

On 21 July 2006 Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson publishes his Annual Report 2005. For hard copies contact Department of Health publications by emailing:

• Chief Medical Officer

Patient safety alerts

quoting reference 274857.

A downloadable version will be available at:

• Patient safety in mental health services