Brexit: practical implications By Mathew Rutter Our views and guidance on the implications of Brexit for the business community.
Charities This collection looks at the latest news and comment on charities. What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Clinical regulatory By Corinne Slingo For all the latest news and comment in clinical regulatory healthcare law
Commercial health By Anne Crofts This collection looks at the latest news and comment on commercial contracting healthcare law. With the health and social care sector under pressure to generate efficiencies, individual organisations must look at how they commission and deliver…
GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Health Adviser By Nigel Montgomery Health Adviser is an industry publication, produced by DAC Beachcroft, providing insight, foresight and thought-provoking features and articles that provide practical solutions for the issues of the day, for health and social care professionals. …
Health and social care integration By Hamza Drabu For all the latest legal and regulatory news and comment in health and social care integration
Health corporate regulatory For all the latest news and comment in corporate regulatory healthcare law
Health employment By Udara Ranasinghe For all the latest news and comment in employment and pensions healthcare law
A new delivery model for mental health By Gill Weatherill While the events of 2020 and beyond have turned all aspects of healthcare on their head, few areas have been more drastically impacted than mental health. Fears over personal safety, the psychological impact of national lockdowns and being forced to…
“Decompromising” a claim: Fraud and Part 36 settlements By Catherine Burt The recent judgment in Khalid Kasem v University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 136 (QB) saw the court addressing the issue of post-settlement discovered fraud and considering in detail the stringent requirements…
How to prepare for remote hearings and Trials during the pandemic By Mark Ashley On 22 March 2020, the Judiciary published a Protocol on how to conduct hearings remotely to help ensure public safety and social distancing in light of Covid-19. The Protocol covers all hearings, trials and applications including those where one of…
What does the future hold for CQC regulation? - Have your say By Corinne Slingo The window of opportunity is still open (until 4 March, when the consultation closes) to influence how the CQC will regulate health and social care providers going forward.
Top 10 Points to note from the NHS White Paper By Nigel Montgomery On 11 February 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) published its legislative proposals for a new Health and Care Bill, “ Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all ” (the White Paper ).…
The future patient experience and what this means for infrastructure By Stan Campbell As the future patient experience continues to change in response to general trends such as technological evolution, and in response to the more immediate short-term impacts of the pandemic, infrastructure must adapt to ensure it facilitates the…
Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect By Gill Weatherill The Court has now considered the question of whether Mental Health Act assessments by AMHPs and medical practitioners can be carried out remotely (e.g. via video) - see Devon Partnership NHS Trust v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care .
Getting It Right First Time (“GIRFT”) publishes clinical practice guide for improving the management of adult COVID-19 patients in secondary care By Heather Durston-Hillyer GIRFT aims to help to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS by reducing variations in the way that healthcare is provided across Trusts. As part of their ongoing programme the GIRFT team have recently published their “Clinical Practice…
Key updates for the health and care sector from the National Data Guardian By Darryn Hale On the 8 th December 2020, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care Dame (‘NDG’) published its response to the NDG’s consultation on the Caldicott Principles and the role of Caldicott Guardians.
Court of Appeal provides valuable guidance on cauda equina syndrome claims By Mark Ashley Hewes v (1) West Hertfordshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, (2) East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust & (3) Dr Tanna provides valuable guidance from the Court of Appeal on cauda equina syndrome claims, and on the high bar for success when…