Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
NICE: Final draft guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will enable another therapy to be considered for some people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. In the draft, certolizumab pegol is now recommended as a treatment option for some patients with the disease.
HSE: New guidance is now available to help local authorities understand the importance of a sensible approach to health & safety when it comes to procuring & managing waste and recycling services, in a bid to help reduce death & injury. The recycling industry has 9 times more fatal accidents than the national average and 4 times as many workers suffer injuries.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) identified that a contributing factor may be that some local authorities are unclear what their legal duties are and mistakenly believe that putting a service out to contract relieves them of all health and safety responsibilities.
The new online guidance gives practical information on how to make health and safety an integral part of the procurement and contract management process. HSE will be running a series of regional events giving LA representatives the opportunity to hear more about the guidance, share experiences with others and seek advice on potential management solutions.
Press release ~ HSE: Procuring and managing waste services ~ Regional events ~ 'Update to Mapping Health and Safety Standards in the UK Waste Industry' ~ Case studies ~ Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum
ScotGov: A comprehensive package of support for teachers, including events & best practice examples, will be available to help them implement assessment for curriculum for excellence. The package, including a commitment to provide a funding boost to help pay for additional local work, is designed to make sure teachers are able to maximise the new assessment system to raise overall standards and attainment as well as assessing and explaining pupils' overall skills & knowledge.
Press release ~ The Assessment Framework and associated paper on Quality Assurance and Moderation ~ Assessment Framework - key facts ~ Curriculum for Excellence ~ Learning and Teaching Scotland
Press release ~ The Assessment Framework and associated paper on Quality Assurance and Moderation ~ Assessment Framework - key facts ~ Curriculum for Excellence ~ Learning and Teaching Scotland
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