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Consultations and evaluations

2. DCA Consultation on Fees for the New Court of Protection and Office of the Public Guardian (Gateway reference number: 7113)

The Department of Constitutional Affairs opened a consultation seeking views and comments on the fees for the new Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian. The consultation which started on 7 September, and closes on the 29 November 2006 can be accessed at:

• Department for Constitutional Affairs - Mental Capacity Act 2005 (opens new window)

Publications

3. Productivity Indicators/Metrics (Gateway reference number: 7129)

Duncan Selbie, Commissioning Director at the Department of Health, and Bernard Crump, Chief Executive of the NHS Institute of Innovation and Improvement, have written to the Chief Executives of acute hospital NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts and to PCTs about the publication of the Productivity Indicators/Metrics.

See:

• letter "NHS productivity metrics"
• data on Q1 available to users of the NHS Net only at "NHS Connecting for Health quarter 1 2006/7 data on the productivity indicators"
• further details, including a demonstration of the web based tool at "NHS Better Care, Better Value Indicatiors - NHS productivity metrics"

• NHS productivity metrics
• NHS Connecting for Health quarter 1 2006/7 data on the productivity indicators - available to users of the NHS Net only (opens new window)
• NHS Better Care, Better Value Indicators - NHS productivity metrics (opens new window)

4. Local Delivery Plan 2005-2008 Phase III Referral to Treatment Plans and Update on Next Steps (Gateway reference number: 7119)

See letter on launch of Phase III of the Local Delivery Plan process.  A key element is the completion of referral to treatment trajectories due for submission at the end of November. The letter also sets out other Phase III areas and confirms details for mapping LDPs to new organisation. See letter at:

• Local Delivery Plan 2005-2008 Phase III: Referral to Treatment Plans and update on next steps

5. PAS Replacement Operational Contingency Guidance (Gateway reference number: 7111)

Good practice guidance has been prepared jointly by DH and Connecting for Health for organisations undertaking a PAS replacement. It recommends a number of actions that organisations might take before, during and after “go live” to safeguard operational performance if the project does not deliver within the expected timeframe.

See:

• PAS replacement operational contingency guidance