Annual Reports
HC: Many more NHS staff say they are trained in infection control and that hand-washing materials are always available when they need them, the Healthcare Commission reported in its sixth annual survey of NHS staff. Findings also show a decline in the number of workers who say they experienced bullying, harassment or abuse by patients or their relatives and that 9 out of 10 feel they make a difference for patients.
The Commission said the results highlight some real & significant progress that is to be celebrated. However, it said the results also indicate a need to improve the way that leaders in the NHS communicate their vision for the service and how managers act on feedback from staff. The findings also point to a need to improve the structure of teams and to clarify teams’ objectives.
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OFT: The OFT has published its Annual Plan 2009-10, setting out its priorities for the year ahead. The plan promises a ‘responsive approach in a fast-changing economic climate - with the OFT geared up to anticipate & rapidly address developments that could jeopardise consumer welfare or threaten competitive markets’. Consumer credit and the financial services are highlighted as areas likely to require particularly close attention.
DECC: The Dept. of Energy and Climate Change has published provisional 2008 estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Also published is the breakdown of 2007 greenhouse gas emissions by end-user.
MoJ: The Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody has published its second annual report. The Forum, an independently chaired body comprised of key government and non-government stakeholders, exists to learn lessons from deaths in custody across the various custodial settings and to prevent the recurrence of such deaths.
The Forum's report summarises its work over the past year and suggests a number of issues it considers warrant further work by the Independent Advisory Panel, which forms part of the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody and will replace the Forum in April 2009
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