RepsDirect No 132 - 21st March 2002

From

Head of Health, Roger Spiller

General Secretary, Roger Lyons

DoH Communication Bulletins
Working Towards the Diabetes NSF
Reps Courses at Whitehall College
Labour Party Policy Forum
Status of Pay Claims

For the latest Modernisation in Action Communication Bulletins from the Department of Health please refer to our website; www.msfhealth.org

2. Working Towards the Diabetes NSF

27 March 2002, 10.30am - 2pm, Central London

A limited number of free places are available to health professionals and patient organisations for this New Health Network meeting.

This interactive seminar aims to build on the NSF Diabetes Standards to feed into the government consultation on implementation. The meeting will share good practice and explore the implications the NSF might have for health service organisations.

Contributors include Jacqui Smith MP, Dr Sue Roberts, Consultant Diabetologist at Northumbria Healthcare NHS trust and member of the Diabetes NSF Implementation Group and Marion Lombardelli, Centre Manager at a Diabetes Service Beacon Practice.

To reserve a place, please send full contact details including position, organisation and address to newhealthnetwork@supanet.com

The New Health Network
LFB1 Lafone House, The Leathermarket
Weston Street, London SE1 3ER
Tel 020 7407 1618
Fax 020 7407 0580
www.newhealthnetwork.co.uk

3. Reps Courses at Whitehall College

Please note the following courses to be held at Whitehall College for Reps:

24th - 26th May 2002
MSF Women's Weekend - Skills Traininmg For Women in the Union

23rd - 28th June 2002
Women's Week

15th - 19th July 2002
Members' Summer School

21st - 26th July 2002
Family Learning Week

For further details on any of these course please contact Whitehall College directly on tel 01279 755677 or fax 01279 757847

4. Labour Party Policy Forum

For a copy of the Labour Party Policy Forum Consultation Document -Improving Health & Social Care, please visit our website at www.msfhealth.org

5. Status of Pay Claims

Group Claim Uplift Advance Letter Comments

Nurses and Midwives Submitted. 3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions. Issued. See www.doh.gov.uk Amicus MSF to issue separate advice to Community Nursery Nurses on implementation of NVQ linked increment.

Professions Allied to Medicine Submitted. 3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions. Issued. See www.doh.gov.uk

Professional and Technical Staffs B Submitted. Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting MTOs and improvements in terms & conditions. Negotiations continuing. Amicus MSF seeking further improvements for MLAs, MTOs and MLSOs 3&4.

Pharmacists Submitted. 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting Grades D and H and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins. "A step in the right direction": GHP.

Healthcare Chaplains Submitted. 3.6% and improvements in terms & conditions including accommodation allowance. Further information from Colin Adkins. Amicus MSF seeking staff side meeting.

Family of Psychology Submitted. Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins. Negotiations continuing. Amicus MSF seeking further alignment between some Family of Psychology grades.

Speech and Language Therapy Submitted. 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting assistants and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins. Out to consultation.

Professional and Technical Staffs A Submitted. Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting those on point 00 on Grade A and improvements in terms & conditions. Negotiations continuing. Hospital Physicists Association have submitted evidence of significant R&R problems. Further information from Colin Adkins.

STOP PRESS: Unison has recommended acceptance of all Whitley offers. Amicus MSF has arranged a meeting with Health Minister John Hutton to discuss outstanding issues across a number of Whitley Councils.

All claims are available on the Amicus MSF Health Section website or from Colin Adkins on Colin.Adkins@amicus-m.org.

Group	Claim	Uplift	Advance Letter	Comments
Nurses and Midwives	Submitted.	3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions.	Issued. See www.doh.gov.uk	Amicus MSF to issue separate advice to Community Nursery Nurses on implementation of NVQ linked increment.
Professions Allied to Medicine	Submitted.	3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions.	Issued. See www.doh.gov.uk
Professional and Technical Staffs B	Submitted.	Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting MTOs and improvements in terms & conditions.		Negotiations continuing. Amicus MSF seeking further improvements for MLAs, MTOs and MLSOs 3&4.
Pharmacists	Submitted.	3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting Grades D and H and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins.		"A step in the right direction": GHP.
Healthcare Chaplains	Submitted.	3.6% and improvements in terms & conditions including accommodation allowance. Further information from Colin Adkins.		Amicus MSF seeking staff side meeting.
Family of Psychology	Submitted.	Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins.		Negotiations continuing. Amicus MSF seeking further alignment between some Family of Psychology grades.
Speech and Language Therapy	Submitted.	3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting assistants and improvements in terms & conditions. Further information from Colin Adkins.		Out to consultation.
Professional and Technical Staffs A	Submitted.	Offered 3.6%, salary restructuring benefiting those on point 00 on Grade A and improvements in terms & conditions.		Negotiations continuing. Hospital Physicists Association have submitted evidence of significant R&R problems. Further information from Colin Adkins.