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Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
DH: Health Secretary Alan Johnson has urged the NHS to consider fluoridating tap water for those areas with poor dental health to help prevent tooth decay and reduce health inequalities. £14m per annum extra funding will be made available over the next 3 years by the Government to those Strategic Health Authorities who, following consultations, find that the local community is in favour of the introduction of fluoridation schemes to improve the dental health.
To help Strategic Health Authorities assess the level of public support for local fluoridation schemes, the Department is also today issuing revised guidance to ensure local consultations are conducted in a ‘fair & objective way’, with benefits & risks being properly considered.
Press release ~ Chief Dental Officer’s guidance ~ Chief Dental Officer ~ Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York ~ BMA - Water fluoridation ~ NPHS for Wales: Briefing Paper on Fluoridation and the Implications of the Water Act 2003 ~ National Pure Water Association Campaign for safe drinking water ~ British Dental Health Foundation
DCSF: The Department of Children, Schools and Families claims that teachers will find it easier to take pupils on school trips with more help & advice and less bureaucracy thanks to new guidance - Out and About guidance on school visits – whichwill be available from May 2008.
In addition, organisations that host school or other youth group visits such as museums, historic houses, field study centres and farms will be encouraged to qualify for a quality 'badge' scheme(starts September 2008), which will help teachers identify places that provide high quality learning outside of the classroom and are managing safety effectively.
Press release ~ The Staying Safe Action Plan ~ TeacherNet, Health & Safety on Visits ~ Five Steps to Risk Assessment ~ School trips – health and safety in the workplace ~ Teachernet, Education outside the Classroom Manifesto
NICE: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently published its final draft guidance on the use of drug-eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). This is a part review of guidance on the use of coronary artery stents published in October 2003.
This draft guidance has been issued to stakeholders to consider whether they wish to appeal against the recommendations; it has not yet been issued as guidance to the NHS. The appeal period ends on 15 February 2008.
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