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<strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Directors</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong>, <strong>29</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>Agenda Item 15promotion <strong>of</strong> the services <strong>of</strong> personal injury lawyers or claims managementcompanies on NHS premises, David Nicholson has written to clarify that theseshould not be supported as they risk undermining the NHS's relationship with, andresponsibilities to, patients.16.2 More information is available atwww.dh.gov.uk/health/<strong>2012</strong>/02/personal-injury-legal-services16.3 Action: Dr Helen Smith – Co-Medical Director17 Healthcare public health advice17.1 The latest draft guidance on the healthcare public health advice (the 'core <strong>of</strong>fer'),intends to help commissioners with local planning in this transition year. To helprefine the guidance and issue it to the service in a timely way, people are invited tocomment by 30 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.17.2 More information is available atwww.dh.gov.uk/health/<strong>2012</strong>/02/local-public-health-guidance18 Duration <strong>of</strong> the NHS Standard Contract <strong>2012</strong>/1318.1 The <strong>2012</strong>/13 NHS Standard Contract was issued with a default duration and willexpire on 31 <strong>March</strong> 2013. SHA clusters have the discretion to approve an extendedduration up to a maximum <strong>of</strong> three years. A letter from David Flory gives guidanceon the processes to be adopted.18.2 More information is available atwww.dh.gov.uk/health/<strong>2012</strong>/02/guidance-nhs-standard-contract18.3 Action: Director <strong>of</strong> Finance19 NHS Choices Annual Report 201119.1 The NHS Choice Annual Report 2011 has been published. The report gives anoverview <strong>of</strong> the NHS Choices service and its achievements over the past year. NHSChoices has grown to become the most popular health website in the UK and nowhas more than 11 million visits each month.19.2 More information is availablewww.nhs.uk/aboutNHSChoices/pr<strong>of</strong>essionals/developments/Pages/annualreport.aspx20 The National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network20.1 The National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network has issued anonline publication showing how seven trusts and one GP practice have embeddedclinical research as core business. This is also available on the Guardian ClinicalResearch Zone, which features a league table <strong>of</strong> each NHS trust's researchperformance.20.2 More information is available athttp://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a503d4af#/a503d4af/1Page 153 <strong>of</strong> 156

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