Mental Health By Gill Weatherill This collection looks at the latest news, comment and development on the law affecting mental health services. The law affecting mental health services is constantly changing and has been a focus for regulators and legal challenges. Maintaining…
Health and social care integration By Hamza Drabu For all the latest legal and regulatory news and comment in health and social care integration
Key COVID-19 legal developments in social care In light of the national COVID19 emergency, our social care sector clients are under enormous pressure, facing a range of decisions that need to be made at pace, with a backdrop of emerging guidance and legal frameworks. We have sought to…
Managing admissions, readmissions, discharges and transfers within the Care Sector We have been considering some of the key guidance and publications relating to admissions, readmissions, discharges and transfers affecting the care sector during the current pandemic.
Covid-19 personal protective equipment (‘PPE’) Health and social care providers are dealing with a number of issues relating to the use of PPE and the implications of the guidance issued by Public Health England in respect of PPE. We discuss the headline guidance, recent updates and what this…
RIDDOR Reporting Requirements The Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) has issued guidance in relation to when organisations are required to make a report under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) in relation to Covid-19 related…
COVID-19 - Consideration of potential areas for EL/PL claims By Ruth Winterbottom Emerging information from key clients in the commercial and health and social care sectors and our observation of Claimant behaviours around Covid-19 suggest that EL/PL claims are likely to follow. We have broken down some of the key issues…