nGMS Out of Hours Documents
The following is a list of key documents associated with the Out of Hours aspect of the nGMS contract.
Select a topic from the list to go to the relevant section.
- Services
- Emergency Care for ill and injured children and young people in Scotland
- November 2004 | Child Services
- Report on emergency care for acutely ill/ injured children and young people, which has been produced by a sub-group of the Child Health Support Group. The report contains 24 recommendations to improve emergency care for children and young people and is endorsed by the Child Health Support Group.
- NHS Scotland Emergency Care Summary
- August 2004 | IM&T
- Letter from the Central Medical Officer (CMO) which provides an update on this project and sets out the underpinning principles and agreements.
- Reforming Mental Health Law
- December 2004 | Mental Health
- A newsletter published by the Scottish Executive about work being undertaken to implement the Act
- Emergency Medical Admissions Scoping Group- Final Report
- July 2004 | IM&T
The Emergency Medical Admissions Scoping Group was set up by the former Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG) of the Scottish Executive Health Department in 2002. The work of the Scoping Group continued under the auspices of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland from 1st January 2003.
The purpose of this multi-professional group was to explore the key quality improvement objectives for unscheduled medical admissions that have the potential to improve the quality of care and outcomes for these patients. The focus of this work was the generic issues concerning the patient’s journey of care rather than specific issues relating to particular medical conditions.
- UK
- National Quality Requirements in the Delivery of Out of Hours Services
- October 2004
- This document sets out what is expected of providers of OOHs care from 1st January 2005.
- Commentary on the National OOHs Quality Requirements
- October 2004
- This document provides a commentary to PCTs on these new Out-of-Hours Quality Requirements, and sets out an approach to the way in which they might most effectively performance manage compliance against them.
- Modernising Primary Care Out of Hours services- notes for PCTs, GPs and organised providers in Respect of Accreditation and Reporting
- June 2003
- This DoH document sets out the arrangements for the accreditation process and outlines the different roles and responsibilties of organisations which provide these services.
- Focus on Out-of-hours
- June 2004
- This guidance note has been produced to help GPs and LMCs with the OOHs arrangements under the new GMS contract.
- Briefing: Out of Hours Services under the nGMS Contract
- June 2003
- This briefing focuses on the new roles and responsibilities of PCTs and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) for ensuring 24-hour patient care.
- The Commissioners Friend
- March 2004
- This paper intended for use by PCTs involved in commissioning.
- The NHS Contractors Companion & Model Contract
- October 2003
- The Companion is part of an integrated package of support materials related to commissioning and contracting being issued by the DoH and Natpact.
- GP Out of Hours Services
- July 2004
- This Health Committee report is a short inquiry into the potential impact of the GP contract on the provision of out of hours services.
- Implementing the nGMS Contract: OOHs. Key First Steps in Delivering a Sustainable, Integrated and High Quality Service
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- Workforce
- OOH Framework for Nursing Role Development
- 14 October 2005 | Out Of Hours
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Final version produced and explanatory letter.
- Out Of Hours- Facilitating Education to Support New Roles- Executive Summary
- September 2004
- Content goes here
- Out of Hours and Unscheduled Care- supporting the development of practitoners across Scotland
- Date | Category
- This briefing paper outlines the current programme of work being undertaken by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) around Out of Hours and 'unscheduled care'.
- Decide to Admit, Admit to Decide
- October 2003 (updated August 2004)
- The Centre for Change and Innovation (CCI) brought together 100 interested parties from across the NHS and local authorities to look at unscheduled care issuse and potential solutions.