29 March 2021 Blog Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards implementation On 26 March the Department of Health and Social Care published their latest LPS update. So we now have further information on the progress of the draft Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 March 2021 Blog Au revoir coronavirus Care Act easements From today, 29 March 2021, lockdown regulations will replaced by a new set of regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 which will bring into force the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 March 2021 Blog CQC finds “worrying variation” in DNACPR decisions during Covid-19 On 18 March 2021 the regulator published Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during Covid-19 following its review of how DNACPR decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
23 March 2021 Blog NICE guidance on safeguarding adults in care homes A key toolkit for commissioners of residential care for adults, care home providers, local authorities and Safeguarding Adult Boards and other health and care staff working with adults in care homes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court ruling on sleep-in shifts The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Update No. 3: coronavirus guidance for Mental Health Tribunal hearings Although it may feel like many moons ago, you may remember our updates last year in relation to the Mental Health Pilot Practice Direction... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 March 2021 Blog Primary care update: New to Partnership Payment Scheme In this update, we answer some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to the New to Partnership Payment Scheme that was launched by NHS England in conjunction with the British Medical Association in order to encourage individuals to take up partnership within GP practices in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
17 March 2021 Blog Regulator updates its guidance on meeting the duty of candour This new guidance is a must read for providers of health and social care services who would be well advised to check that their systems comply with their duty of candour obligations... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Senior care workers added to the shortage occupation list The Government has published a Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules which contain changes to the shortage occupation list from 1 April 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Your guide to the Mental Health Act White Paper Following the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act on 13 January 2021, the mental health team at Mills & Reeve have produced commentary on a number of the changes proposed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Annual increases in rates of funded nursing care It’s that time of year again, when we remind readers of the imminent changes to the rates for NHS-funded nursing care or FNC... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 March 2021 Blog Monitoring the Mental Health Act 2019/20 With all the kerfuffle around two recent White Papers you might have been forgiven for not having the chance to digest CQC’s annual report, published last month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read