4 July 2021 Blog ICS development and the employment commitment Rebecca Pallot walks through the key points from NHS England and NHS Improvement’s recently published guidance document on supporting the NHS workforce throughout the development and transition towards statutory Integrated Care Systems... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 July 2021 Blog NHS invites bids on exciting new diagnostic framework A contract notice worth £10 billion to provide services at community diagnostic hubs has been published by NHS England and NHS Improvement... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 June 2021 Blog Health and social care regulators sign up to the Emerging Concerns Protocol The CQC has published the Emerging Concerns Protocol developed under the governance of the Health and Social Care Regulators' Forum... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 June 2021 Blog CQC is changing its inspection strategy Last month saw the regulator announce changes to how it regulates services before rolling these out across services from July... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 June 2021 Blog Summer update on the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards The LPS policy team at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published on 25 June 2021 an update on current developments. In this blog, we look at what’s new... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 June 2021 Blog Law Commission consultation on corporate criminal liability Earlier this month the Law Commission published a discussion paper and launched a consultation on corporate criminal liability... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 June 2021 Blog Healthcare sector welcomes EU approval on UK data adequacy decision Health leaders can breathe a sigh of relief as EU Member states have voted to approve the adequacy decision on the UK data protection regime which provides legal certainty for patients and the sector... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 June 2021 Blog New data strategy for health and care The strategy called Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data sets out the Secretary of State’s vision for how data will be used to improve the health and care of the population in a ‘safe, trusted and transparent’ way... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
29 June 2021 Blog 'Incumbent' on NHS Trusts to make applications 'significantly earlier' says judge In a recent decision of the Court of Protection, Mrs Justice Lieven has expressed the court’s frustration with last minute applications - in this case for a caesarean section – and stressed the need for them to be made significantly earlier in the process than seems to be happening currently... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
28 June 2021 Blog Update: Integrated Care System development The publication of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Design Framework for Integrated Care Systems ahead of draft legislation, sets out minimum standards and expectations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 June 2021 Blog New EAT cases on flexible hours and discrimination Two recent cases from the Employment Appeal Tribunal illustrate some potential pitfalls when women with childcare responsibilities are asked to move away from fixed working hours... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 June 2021 Blog National Microbiology Framework: Overview of Call-Off Terms and Conditions The Mills & Reeve procurement team are delivering a webinar with Public Health England on 6 July at 12 noon to provide an overview of the call-off terms and conditions, including the ordering process under the new National Microbiology Framework... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read