19 August 2021 Blog Court of Protection accepts that Covid-19 booster vaccine would represent "overreach" to sanction at this time The latest judgment concerning Covid-19 vaccination in the Court of Protection has been published... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
18 August 2021 Blog Updated: Code of Practice on managing health and care records NHSX’s Records Management Code of Practice 2021 (4 August 2021) provides guidance on how to keep health and care records, including how long to keep different types of records... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 August 2021 Blog New Liberty Protection Safeguards factsheet: young people and responsible bodies The Department of Health and Social Care’s latest factsheet on young people and responsible bodies is the eleventh factsheet published on the new Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) system, which will be replacing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
11 August 2021 Blog New lower procurement threshold for NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS England in force from 16 August 2021 A new Schedule 1 to the Public Contracts Regulations (PCRs) 2015 has been published and comes into force on 16 August 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 August 2021 Blog Appointment of ICS chairs and designate Integrated Care Board chairs fully underway NHS England’s announcement that 25 Integrated Care Board chairs have been appointed to the 42 Integrated Care Systems across the country is a key element in the roadmap of ICS transition to statutory status by April 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 August 2021 Blog Integrated Care Boards are the spiritual and functional successors of CCGs Rob Day discusses the successors of Clinical Commissioning Groups and the CCG’s role in forming the new Integrated Care Boards in the second of a series of articles on the new Health and Care Bill... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 August 2021 Blog Integrated Care Systems and the Life Sciences Vision Life sciences teams will be keen to engage with the NHS and its Integrated Care Systems as the recently published Life Sciences Vision explains that the Health and Care Bill creates specific duties for ICSs in England to promote and support research... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
5 August 2021 Blog Mandatory vaccinations in care homes: implementation support outlined Essential reading for care home operators preparing for mandatory vaccinations rules. The DHSC published on 4 August 2021 its operational guidance to support the implementation of the new regulations making vaccinations mandatory in CQC registered care homes in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
4 August 2021 Blog Building resilience in the health and medical business arena We live and work in a world which is facing more change than perhaps ever faced before, leading to the proliferation of phrases such as the new normal; flexibility; adaptability and agility... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 August 2021 Blog Government accepts regulator’s recommendations on restraint, seclusion and segregation The Department of Health and Social Care has published its response to the CQC’s Out of sight – who cares? report which reviewed the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in care services for autistic people and people with a learning disability and/or mental health condition... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
1 August 2021 Blog Don’t delay following your duty of candour duties says health regulator The Care Quality Commission has fined Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £2,500 for failing to comply with the duty of candour regulations... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 July 2021 Blog Report finds “totally inadequate” level of community provision for autistic people and people with learning disabilities A wide-ranging report from the Health and Social Care Committee on the treatment and care of autistic people and those with learning disabilities has found that a lack of adequate community provision has led to many experiencing unnecessary admissions to inpatient facilities... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read