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abril 2018

A new dawn for NHS incident investigations? Have your say by 12 June 2018

A new dawn for NHS incident investigations? Have your say by 12 June 2018

Summary With learning from incidents being seen as the key to safer care, the government, CQC and NHS Improvement are currently channelling a lot of e ...

HPRA expresses its concern at the significant increase in the number of illegal prescription medicines

HPRA expresses its concern at the significant increase in the number of illegal prescription medicines

On 17 April 2018, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (the “HPRA”) expressed concern in relation to the "…significant increase in the number of i ...

Doctor refused judicial review against the decision of the Medical Council

Doctor refused judicial review against the decision of the Medical Council

Ahmed v The Fitness to Practice Committee of the Medical Council & Ors, [2018] IEHC 75 (2018) In February 2018, the High Court refused an applicat ...

Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland ("PSI") Corporate Strategy 2018-2020 & Service Plan 2018

Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland ("PSI") Corporate Strategy 2018-2020 & Service Plan 2018

The PSI recently published its Corporate Strategy for 2018 to 2020 ("the Strategy"). The Strategy sets out the approach of the PSI  over the next thre ...

Nursing and Midwifery Council in UK publish consultation in relation to the  proposed overhaul of its fitness to practise process

Nursing and Midwifery Council in UK publish consultation in relation to the proposed overhaul of its fitness to practise process

 On 4 April 2018, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (the “NMC”) launched a public consultation in relation to its plans to overhaul its approach to de ...

Claimant's Cost Budget successfully challenged on the use of blended rates

Claimant's Cost Budget successfully challenged on the use of blended rates

This case involved the successful challenge of a Claimant's Costs Budget due to improper use of blended rates for incurred costs. This highlights an a ...

What the new NHS estate strategy means for the health sector

What the new NHS estate strategy means for the health sector

A new NHS estate strategy is underway. Radhika Holmström asks what will this mean in practice and examines the impact these proposals might have.  

Portal costs payable even if solicitors excluded from settlement

Portal costs payable even if solicitors excluded from settlement

Following the Court of Appeal's judgment of 2015, the Supreme Court has considered the question of whether fixed costs are payable in Portal claims wh ...

Travel Claims Protocol April 2018

Travel Claims Protocol April 2018

Following the creation of the new Pre-Action Protocol for Package Travel Claims, the fixed costs applicable to public liability claims will apply to c ...

LatAm Quarterly Update - April 2018

LatAm Quarterly Update - April 2018

DAC Beachcroft's LatAm Quarterly Newsletter discusses topical news and issues in Latin America DAC Beachcroft Appoints Head of Latin America   Su ...