Medicinq

A dedicated bidding team has now been establishing including members of Medicinq Supply Chain and events have now been organized in line with the dates set by the Department of Health for issue of the PQQ in July.

Dates are as detailed below;

• OJEU released - 5 June 2009
• PQQ issued - 4 August 2009
• PQQ Submission - 6 September 2009
• Invitation to Tender Issued - 2 November 2009
• Tender Submission - 14 December 2009
• Framework Shortlist - 7 April 2010

1 June 2009
Standard P21 Training covering all aspects of the management of the contract.
Training Pack is attached below for reference on the content of the days course.
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This course is now full, however further dates are planned and will be advised in due course

2 July 2009
1 Day Practitioners guide to the NEC2 Contract.
Training Pack for his event will be uploaded once finalised.
Places are available for this course and the venue is likely to be in London. This will be confirmed within the next 2 weeks.

6 July 2009
1 Day Practitioners guide to the Route to GMP.
Training Pack for his event will be uploaded once finalised.
Places are available for this course and the venue will be the offices of Medicinq Simons, location map is attached below for your reference.

This follows the Department of Health’s clear public commitment to eliminating mixed-sex accommodation for hospital inpatients.

Three objectives were set for the NHS, designed to deliver single-sex accommodation. They apply to all NHS trusts providing inpatient accommodation. The objectives are:

• to ensure that appropriate organisational arrangements are in place to secure good standards of privacy and dignity for hospital patients;
• to achieve the Patient's Charter standard for segregated washing and toilet facilities across the NHS; and
• to provide safe facilities for patients in hospitals who are mentally ill which safeguard their privacy and dignity

Notes;

Single-sex accommodation is defined as separate sleeping areas for men and women, segregated bathroom and toilet facilities for men and women and, in those trusts providing mental health services, safe facilities for the mentally ill.

This can take a number of forms. NHS Trusts may provide single-sex wards, or combinations of single rooms and single-sex bays.