Policy responses and statements 2007

December

• Equality and Diversity – Policy and Action Plan

• ARM 50: Request to reclassify Nicorette Inhalator from Pharmacy (P) to General Sale List (GSL)

• The Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (ScotMARAP) - Pre- Publication Review

• ARM 48: Request to Reclassify a Product from P to GSL - Galpharm Four in One Flu Relief

• Consultation on the Future Options for the Guy's and St Thomas' Poisons Information Service

• MLX 340: Amendments to the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations

November

• Carol Black's Call for Evidence on the Health of Britain's Working Age Population

• Response to recommendations in the Tooke Report

• Better Health, Better Care: A Discussion Document

• ARM 45: Request to Reclassify a Product from P to GSL - 12-sachet pack of Calpol Six Plus Sugar Free Suspension

• Consultation MLX 343: Proposals to make the sale and supply of products containing more than 720mg pseudoephedrine and 180mg ephedrine subject to a prescription

• MLX 339: Challenges and Priorities for the MHRA

• Fitness to Practise consultation: The standard of proof

October

• Inquiry - Modernising Medical Careers

• Draft Standards for Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI)

• Recruitment to foundation and specialty training - Proposals for managing applications from medical graduates from outside the European Economic Area

• A new ambition for stroke - a consultation on a national strategy

• MLX 342 - Proposals to Amend Section 58 of the Medicines Act 1968 to enable UK Pharmacists to Dispense Prescription Only Medicines Prescribed by Doctors and Dentists Registered in European Member States and Switzerland

• Draft Standards - Sexual Health Services

• MLX 341: Proposal for a Voluntary Accreditation Scheme for Phase I Clinical Trial Units in the UK

September

• Consultation ARM 44 - Request to Reclassify a Product from P to GSL - Galpharm Hayfever Eye Drops

• Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice: consultation on supplementary guidance

• A rational way forward for the NHS in England - A BMA discussion paper outlining an alternative approach to health reform

August

• Consultation MLX 336 - Patient Group Directions
  (1) Proposals for changes to the legislation governing the supply of Controlled Drugs by nurses and pharmacists working under Patient Group Directions
  (2) Proposals to expand the use of Patient Group Directions in the independent healthcare sector in Northern Ireland
  (3) Proposals to correct a technical error on use of Patient Group Directions in the private sector

• Consent: Patients and doctors making decisions together

• National Clinical Data Standards - Generic Consent Standards

• BMA/RCN/Resuscitation Council - CPR Guidance for consultation

• Amendments to Registration Regulations and Procedures

• ARM 43 - Request to Reclassify a Product from POM TO P - Clamelle (Azithromycin 500mg) Tablets

July

• Quality Assurance Framework for postgraduate medical education and training in the UK

• Fitness to Practise: Consensual Disposal & Guidance to the GMC's Fitness to Practise Rules

June

• Consultation Letter ARM 42: Request to Reclassify a Product from P to GSL - Imodium Capsules and Imodium Instants

• Indicators of Safe and Effective Care - A Proposed Approach for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

• Preliminary Evidence to the MMC Inquiry
  This report summarises views, concerns and recommendations from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The report is divided into 3 sections to correspond to the questions posed by Professor Sir John Tooke and is prefaced by an Executive Summary.

• Independent Prescribing of Controlled Drugs by Nurse and Pharmacist Independent Prescribers

May

• Commissioning framework for health and well-being

• Public consultation MLX 337 - Proposals to restrict the availability of medicines containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine by a change of legal status from pharmacy (P) to prescription only (POM) together with a restriction on pack size

• (1)  Proposals to prohibit the sale, supply or importation of unlicensed medicinal products for internal use which contain Senecio species;
  (2) Proposals to amend existing Orders SI 1977/670 (Bal Jivan Chamco), 2001/841 (Aristolochia) and 2002/3170 (Kava-Kava) made under Section 62 of the Medicines Act 1968

• ARM 41: Request to reclassify a product from POM to P - Naproxen 250mg Tablets

April

• Green Paper - Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke: policy options at EU level

• Consultation on draft revised Guidance to be issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003

• PE1019 - Nationwide health promotion campaign to raise patient awareness of the proper use of antibiotics in order to combat antibiotic resistance

March

• Consultations on Supplementary Guidance:
  (1) Acting as an Expert Witness
  (2) Writing References

• Inquiry - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

• Fit Futures Implementation Plan Consultation

February

• Consultation ARM 39 - Request to reclassify Cyklo-f 500mg tablets (tranexamic acid) from prescription only medicine (POM) to pharmacy availability (P)

• The future of the medical workforce - a discussion paper

• Bearing Good Witness - Proposals for reforming the delivery of medical expert evidence in family law cases

• ARM 40: Request to Reclassify a Product from P to GSL - Canesten AF Bifonazole Once Daily Athlete's Foot Cream

• Complaints in the Health and Personal Social Services

• The Human Rights of Older Persons in Healthcare - Call for Evidence

• Children and Young People: Doctors' Roles and Responsibilities

• ARM 38: Proposal to reclassify Orajel Mouth Gel (Benzocaine 10%) from P to GSL

• Regional Cancer Framework - A Cancer Control

• Consultation on the Draft Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Variation of Age Limit for Sale of Tobacco Purchase and Consequential Modifications) Order 2007

• Consultation on Smoking Prevention Working Group Report: Towards a Future without Tobacco

January

• A Consultation on establishing a Migration Advisory Committee

• European Union Consultation regarding Community action on health services

• Stroke Outpatient Data Standards - Consultation Document

• Sexual Health Data Standards Phase 1 - Consultation Document

• Cancer Core Phase 2 Data Standards - Consultation Document

• Draft Scottish Ambulance Service Health Plan 2007-08 to 2009-10

• Public Health Legislation in Scotland - A Consultation

• Shifting the Focus - A Strategic Spotlight on Quality Improvement in Community and Primary Care Services

• Direction of travel for urgent care - A discussion document