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Current consultations from the Department of Health in closing date order (latest closing date first). Changes to the allocation formulae for the Learning Disability Commissioning Transfer Grant, Preserved Rights Grant and AIDS Support GrantClosing date: 6 October 2010 The Department of Health (DH) is asking for your views on options for distributing three DH social care grants from 1st April 2011. This consultation does not prejudge the outcome of the Spending Review, which will be announced on 20 October 2010. Liberating the NHS: regulating healthcare providersClosing date: 11 October 2010 This document is part of a public consultation on implementation of proposals in the White Paper and supporting papers. It further outlines proposals on foundation trusts and the establishment of Monitor as an independent economic regulator for health and adult social care. It seeks views on specific consultation questions. Liberating the NHS: commissioning for patientsClosing date: 11 October 2010 The Government’s White Paper, Equality and excellence: liberating the NHS, published on 12 July, sets out proposals for putting local consortia of GP practices in charge of commissioning services to best meet the needs of local people, supported by an independent NHS Commissioning Board. DH is now launching a consultation and engagement process on how we should implement these proposals. Increasing democratic legitimacy in healthClosing date: 11 October 2010 This consultation builds on the proposals in the White Paper to increase local democratic legitimacy in health. This will be achieved through local authorities: i) being given a stronger role in supporting patient choice and ensuring effective local voice ii) taking on local public health improvement functions, and iii) promoting more effective NHS, social care and public health commissioning arrangements. Transparency in outcomes: a framework for the NHSClosing date: 11 October 2010 The Government's White Paper, Equality and excellence: liberating the NHS, set out how the Secretary of State for Health will hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for delivering better health outcomes through a national NHS Outcomes Framework. We are now launching a full consultation and engagement process on how we should develop the NHS Outcomes Framework. |