England: current consultations

Statutory Guidance for Children's Trusts on the Duty to Cooperate

The Department for Children, Schools and Families is running an important consultation into the Duty to Cooperate on Children's Trusts arrangements. The RCSLT is keen to encourage local services to respond individually to this consultation as it will have a great impact of the delivery and funding of children's services in the future.

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Statutory Guidance for Children's Trusts on the Duty to Cooperate

Launch Date: Thursday 3 April 2008
Closing Date: Thursday 26 June 2008

The RCSLT will also develop a response centrally, which should be available for comment at a later date. If you have any particular comments at this point please contact RCSLT Policy Officer Sarah Keegan.

The RCSLT and NICE guidelines

The RCSLT is involved in the development of numerous NICE guidelines. We regularly respond to relevant draft guidelines as well as being involved in the drafting of the guidelines. For more information please contact Claire Moser on 020 7378 3023.

Critical illness: rehabilitation after a period of critical illness

NICE have produced a draft scope for the clinical guideline on Critical illness rehabilitation for use in the NHS in England and Wales. This draft scope defines what aspects of care the guideline will cover and to whom it will apply. The guideline will cover rehabilitation after a period of critical illness requiring a stay in an ITU. It discusses physical morbidity, the effect on cognitive function, rehabilitation strategies and clinical management of the complications.

Comments proforma
Draft Scope

As a registered stakeholders for this guideline the RCSLT has been invited to submit comments on the scope and to suggest clinical questions that could be answered in the guideline. Please review the draft scope and send any comments you have and any clinical questions that could be answered in the guideline. Return return your completed comments form to Claire Moser by 9 May. Contact Claire Moser on 020 7378 3023 for further information.