9 September 2020 Blog Covid-19 reconfiguration: making temporary health service changes permanent Over the past six months, we have witnessed a wave of Covid-19 health service changes take place across the country... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 September 2020 Blog NEW edition of Who Pays? published: clarity on commissioning and payment for out of area placements - or not? So, as promised in our article, this blog sets out our thoughts on section 14 of Who Pays? This covers the exception to the general commissioning responsibility rules relating to out of area placements of adults for continuing care... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
7 September 2020 Blog Anorexia: mental capacity and medical treatment An NHS Foundation Trust v AB. A new Court of Protection decision involving the treatment of an anorexia nervosa patient (with a diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder) highlights a number of issues of interest to clinical teams from capacity and insight to medical treatment and force feeding... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 September 2020 Blog Are you part of an NHS-led provider collaborative? We share insights from our learning and experience of working with NHS-led lead provider collaboratives on what makes a successful collaborative – the honeymoon can fade fairly quickly as you get down to the difficult issues... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
2 September 2020 Blog NEW version of Who Pays? guidance published: effective from 1 September A new update to the 2013 Who Pays? guidance has been published. A must read for those with commissioning responsibilities. But what of the new “updated” 2020 version: was it worth the wait and what can we glean from a first brief encounter?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
11 August 2020 Blog Communication! Communication! Communication!: How to get the most out of your CQC inspection New joint guidance published by the CQC and stakeholders from across the care sector. Amongst all the disruption of Covid-19, for some there has been opportunity to pause for breath and reflection... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 August 2020 Blog New details emerge on NHS People Plan Since the publication of the interim NHS People Plan in June 2019, the health and care landscape has changed significantly due to the Covid-19 pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 August 2020 Blog Covid-19 update: second two-monthly report on provisions of Coronavirus Act 2020 The Department of Health and Social Care published its second bi-monthly report at the end of July on the status of the non-devolved provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
5 August 2020 Blog NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments back to the ‘good’ (or ‘bad?’) old days from the 1 September The Third Phase of NHS response to COVID-19 has now been published from the chief executive, Sir Simon Stevens and chief operating officer, Amanda Pritchard... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 August 2020 Blog A new direction for patient safety: UK Medicines and Medical Devices Bill As the UK moves towards the end of the transition period for leaving the EU, the application of the EU-wide regime for medicines and medical devices to the UK market is coming to an end... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 August 2020 Blog Covid-19 risk assessment update: what you need to know Employers up and down the country have been working hard to protect their employees and others from coronavirus – and now, the Health and Safety Executive has published a document setting what to include in a Covid-19 risk assessment... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 August 2020 Blog Update No.2: consultation on Mental Health Tribunal reforms In our previous blog, we explained how the Tribunal Procedure Committee (TCP) proposed that section 2 tribunal hearings be listed within ten days rather than seven days... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read