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Updates on Darzi review for period from 28 April 2008 onwards

• This week, three BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • North West on 23 June, Bolton Postgraduate Education Centre, 6.15pm buffet for 6.45pm start;
  • East Midlands/Trent on 24 June, Norton Lodge Conference Centre, Lincoln, 6.45 buffet for 7.30 start; and
  • Southern on 27 June, BMA House, London, 1pm buffet for 2pm start.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• Next week on the afternoon of Monday 30 June, Lord Darzi will publish the final report of the NHS Next Stage Review.

• Also expected later next week are two further reports, the Primary and community care strategy and the Workforce planning, education & training report, as well as the launch of the consultation on the case for an NHS constitution, which will run through the summer.

• This week, three BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • South West on 16 June, Holiday Inn, Taunton, 1pm buffet for 2pm start;
  • Yorkshire on 17 June, University of Leeds, 6.15pm buffet for 6.45pm start; and
  • West Midlands on 18 June, Birmingham Medical Institute Library, 6.30pm buffet for 7pm start.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• Next week, three BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • North West on 23 June, Bolton Postgraduate Education Centre, 6.15pm buffet for 6.45pm start;
  • East Midlands/Trent on 24 June, Norton Lodge Conference Centre, Lincoln, 6.45 buffet for 7.30 start; and
  • Southern on 27 June, BMA House, London, 1pm buffet for 2pm start.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• This week on 12 June, the London Strategic Health Authority (NHS London) will hold a public meeting where a Joint Committee of PCT's will agree upon recommendations to shape the health strategy for London over the next 10 years. More information on the meeting and the London review.

• Next week, three BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • South West on 16 June, Holiday Inn, Taunton, 1pm buffet for 2pm start;
  • Yorkshire on 17 June, University of Leeds, 6.15pm buffet for 6.45pm start; and
  • West Midlands on 18 June, Birmingham Medical Institute Library, 6.30pm buffet for 7pm start.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings.

• On 24 June, the BMA’s East Midlands/Trent regional council will meet to discuss the SHA vision at the Norton Lodge Conference Centre in Lincoln, 6.45pm buffet for 7.30pm start.

The meeting is open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings.

• This week, three SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows:
  • South East Coast on 2 June;
  • West Midlands on 3 June; and
  • East Midlands on 5 June.

Find out more about the regional strands of the review

• Three corresponding BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • East Midlands/Trent on 11 June (next week), Norton Lodge Conference Centre, Lincoln, 6.45pm buffet for 7.30pm start;
  • Southern on 27 June, BMA House, London, 1pm buffet for 2pm start; and
  • West Midlands on 18 June, Birmingham Medical Institute Library, 6.30pm buffet for 7pm start.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• The BMA's Medical Academic Staff Committee has recently written to Lord Darzi and NHS London outlining concerns over the apparent absence of medical education and research in plans for polyclinics in London.

• Next week, on 12 June, the London Strategic Health Authority (NHS London) will hold a public meeting where a Joint Committee of PCT's will agree upon recommendations to shape the health strategy for London over the next 10 years. More information on the meeting and the London review

• This week, on Wednesday 28 May, the BMA’s London Regional Council will be holding a conference open to all London doctors, to discuss Lord Darzi’s proposals for the capital. More information and/or to attend http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/LRC2008

• Also this week, there will be two further BMA regional councils holding meetings to discuss SHA visions as follows:
  • Eastern on 28 May, Madingley Hall, Cambridge (2pm)
  • North East on 28 May, Holiday Inn, Washington, Newcastle (6.30pm)

• Next week, three SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows:
  • South East Coast on 2 June
  • West Midlands on 3 June
  • East Midlands on 5 June

• Three corresponding BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • East Midlands on 11 June, Lincoln
  • Southern (to be confirmed); and
  • West Midlands on 18 June, Birmingham.

• Six SHAs have already published their visions. Find out which ones and read the reports. http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/DarziReviewsRegional

• Last week, new BMA guidance for GPs and LMCs on the procurement of new primary care services under the NHS Next Stage Review was published. The guidance contains details of the new services, the process of their procurement, what local consultation is required and some broad guidance on tendering for these services through the Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracting route. Read the guidance http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/PrimCareProcure08

• This week, three SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows:
  • South Central (19 May);
  • North West (20 May); and
  • North East (22 May).

Find out more about the regional strands of the review

• Three corresponding BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • North East on 28 May, Newcastle;
  • North West on 23 June, Bolton; and
  • Southern to be confirmed.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• The BMA’s ‘Support your Surgery’ campaign is now live. Every GP practice in England has been sent a campaign pack containing posters, leaflets, stickers and a petition which can be signed by patients and doctors in support of NHS general practice. BMA advertising in national newspapers and the trade press will follow shortly. More information about the campaign

• New BMA guidance has been published this week for GPs and LMCs on the procurement of new primary care services under the NHS Next Stage Review. The guidance contains details of the new services, the process of their procurement, what local consultation is required and some broad guidance on tendering for these services through the Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracting route. Read the guidance

• This week, London Primary Care Trust boards will be considering proposals arising from the responses received to ‘Consulting the Capital’. More information on the London review

• Next week, on 28 May 2008, the BMA’s London Regional Council will be holding a conference open to all London doctors to discuss Lord Darzi’s proposals for the capital. More information and/or to attend

• Next week, two BMA regional councils will hold meetings to discuss SHA visions as follows:
  • Eastern on 28 May, Madingley Hall, Cambridge (2pm); and
  • North East on 28 May, Holiday Inn, Washington, Newcastle (6.30pm).

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings

• Last week (8 May), the BMA launched its ‘Support your surgery’ campaign, which will defend and promote NHS GP services in England. As part of this campaign, all GP practices will receive a pack containing posters, leaflets and stickers to help them inform the public about local plans for GP-led health centres. GP practices will be encouraged to ask their patients to sign a petition in support of their local surgery that will be presented to Downing Street in June. Read the BMA press release

• Last week (9 May), Lord Darzi published a second interim report, ‘Leading Local Change’, which outlined five pledges to the public and staff on how the NHS will handle changes to services. More information on the report and the BMA’s views.

• This week, three SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows:
  • East of England on 12 May;
  • Yorkshire & Humberside on 14 May; and
  • South West on 15 May.

More information on the regional strands of the review.

• Three corresponding BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • Eastern on 28 May, Cambridge;
  • South West on 16 June, Taunton; and
  • Yorkshire on 17 June, Leeds.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings.

• This week, junior doctors and medical students, including the chair and deputy chair of the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee, will take part in a NHS Next Stage Review ‘trainee engagement’ stakeholder event on 12 May 2008.

• Next week, three more SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows:
  • South Central on 19 May;
  • North West on 20 May; and
  • North East on 22 May.

Find out more about the regional strands of the review.

• Three corresponding BMA regional councils will meet to discuss the SHA visions as follows:
  • Southern t.b.c.;
  • North West on 23 June, Bolton; and
  • North East on 28 May, Newcastle.

These meetings are open to all BMA members in the region. More information on or to attend one of the meetings.

• Lord Darzi will publish another interim report later this week, on 9 May 2008. The report is described by the Department of Health as ‘…a framing document to identify the key themes emerging from the SHA documents and the overall Review process.’ The final report is expected on 30 June 2008.

• On 6 May 2008, the London Strategic Health Authority (NHS London) presented, in public, an analysis of the responses it received from ‘Consulting the Capital’. A press release from NHS London providing an update on the responses received to the consultation is available. Find out more about the London review

• Junior doctors and medical students, including the chair and deputy chair of the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee, will take part in a NHS Next Stage Review ‘Trainee engagement’ event, next week on 12 May 2008.

• Next week, three SHAs will publish their ‘visions’ for healthcare as follows: East of England (12 May); Yorkshire & Humberside (14 May) and South West (15 May). Find out more about the regional strands of the review

• BMA regional councils will be meeting to discuss the SHA visions in the three regions above as follows: Eastern on 28 May; South West on 16 June and Yorkshire on 17 June. For more information on or to attend one of these meetings contact the relevant regional office as follows:

inbox.southeastcentre@bma.org.uk or

inbox.southwestcentre@bma.org.uk or

inbox.northerncentre@bma.org.uk

• The Chairman of Council will be meeting with Lord Darzi this week to discuss the NHS Next Stage Review.

• A letter from the BMA's General Practitioners Committee to Lord Darzi asking whether all PCTs are required to procure a health centre is now available to view online.

• The Guardian published an article this week exposing the Government's agenda on polyclinics. The Chairman of Council recently met with the author of the article, George Monbiot, to discuss this issue.

• The next edition of BMA News (3 May 2008) includes a report on the concerns of the BMA's Medical Academic Staff Committee (MASC) over the lack of consideration being given to research and the training of future doctors in London’s polyclinics proposals.

• A letter from the Deputy Chairman of MASC was published in The Independent on Sunday on 27 April 2006, regarding the issue detailed above.

• The Chairman of Council has been invited to form part of a consortium that will test proposals arising from the NHS Next Stage Review national working group on 'Leadership'. Find out more about the national strands of the review.

• Next week, on 6 May 2008, the London Strategic Health Authority (NHS London) will present, in public, an analysis of the responses received from ‘Consulting the Capital’. Find out more about the meeting and the London review.