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…
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
Health real estate For all the latest legal and regulatory news and comment in healthcare estates and facilities management
Managing turbulent times: moving the dial on healthcare leadership By Udara Ranasinghe Covid-19 has disrupted strategic healthcare management plans as well as day-to-day operations. That the health service has coped as well as it has is testament to the dedication and lateral thinking of front-line staff and leadership – both within…
Toombes v Mitchell: wrongful life v wrongful birth By Katy Barraclough Jones Can a disabled person ever claim damages on the basis that they would not have been born but for a defendant’s negligence? This is the question that was considered by Lambert J in the recent case of Toombes v Mitchell [2020] EWHC 3506 (QB).
Legal update on the pitfalls and intricacies of medicolegal expert evidence By Kristian Hansen Medicolegal expert evidence sits at the heart of cases involving injury, and from a practitioner’s perspective building a case around expert evidence is an all-important skill. There have been several recent cases worth noting that highlight the…
NHS Pension Scheme - No further changes will be made for annual allowance tax concerns but proposed changes relating to sexual orientation discrimination and final pay controls provisions By Neil Bhan The government has concluded that no further changes need to be made to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) in relation to annual allowance tax concerns raised within the NHS on the basis that the modifications made to the annual allowance taper…
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…
Loosening the ties that bind: new NHS procurement regime proposed By Katherine Calder On 12 th February we summarised for you the top 10 takeaways from the Government’s proposals for the new Health and Social Care Bill, “ Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all ” (the White Paper).
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 ).…
