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Current consultations from the Department of Health in closing date order (latest closing date first).
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Implementation of the Health Act 2006 - Fees for applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services in England
The Department proposes to amend the 2005 Regulations to implement the provisions of the Health Act 2006 to enable reasonable charges to be introduced for applications concerning a chemist’s inclusion on a NHS Primary Care Trust list. The charges will be determined by means of Directions from the Secretary of State to PCTs. This consultation asks for comments on which types of applications should or should not attract a fee and the scale of fees payable.
Consultation on the hospital travel costs scheme
This is a consultation looking at how patients can be reimbursed for their travel expenses as more care is delivered closer to home. It will also look at raising awareness of the scheme in staff and patients.
Arrangements for the reimbursement pricing of stoma and incontinence appliances under Part IX of the Drug Tariff
This consultation seeks views on both the proposed product reclassification and price reimbursement reductions for incontinence and stoma appliances. Incontinence appliances include catheter appliances from within Part IX (A) of the Drug Tariff.
Arrangements for the remuneration of services relating to appliances within Part IX of the Drug Tariff
This consultation seeks views on proposed amendments to Terms of Service and remuneration arrangements in relation to the provision of incontinence and stoma appliances. Incontinence appliances include catheter appliances from within Part IX (A) of the Drug Tariff.
Ship sanitation certificates: a consultation on how to provide in England for the ship sanitation certificates required by the International Health Regulations 2005
On 15 June 2007, the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 will come into force, replacing the IHR 1969. One of the consequences of this is that ship sanitation certificates will replace deratting certificates as internationally recognised documents. Accordingly, this consultation paper sets out, and invites comments on, the UK Government’s proposals for implementing the provisions of the IHR 2005 on ship sanitation certificates in England.
Consultation on core principles for everyone providing care to NHS patients
The NHS in England: the operating framework for 2007-08 publication sets out for consultation a draft set of NHS principles. All NHS and independent sector providers who sign national model NHS contracts with commissioners from April 2007 will be required to have regard to these principles once they are agreed and published. The relevant contracts will be those covering hospital care
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