29 June 2020 Blog Virtual online healthcare consultations: what’s good practice Stuart Knowles shares a few pointers for health and care organisations to consider when operating remote video consultations between clinician and patient... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
29 June 2020 Blog Update: consultation on Mental Health Tribunal reforms Changes to the way the First-tier Tribunal lists hearings in relation to applications by patients detained under section 2 Mental Health Act... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 June 2020 Blog Workplace testing for coronavirus: don't skip your data protection With the lockdown being relaxed and employees starting to return to work, there will be concerns both for employers and employees, about the risk of coronavirus contagion within the workplace... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 June 2020 Blog CQC's 'back to routine inspections' plan Regulating during COVID. CQC's second insight report. The health and care regulator is to kick-start its routine inspections across England in the autumn with inspectors now scheduling inspections of higher risk services to take place over the summer... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
16 June 2020 Blog Quill pens and ink pots: an opportunity lost? Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 38: Remote participation in Coronial proceedings via video and audio broadcast. Twelve weeks into the brave new world of working, the Chief Coroner has issued guidelines designed to help coroners conduct hearings with physical distancing in mind... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 June 2020 Blog Deaths in care homes: does the Human Rights Act apply if a patient has a DoLS authorisation? Might the Human Rights Act apply where patients are discharged into care homes with ‘Covid-19’? What did the state know or ought to have known?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
10 June 2020 Blog Coroner statistics: data on 2019 deaths A treasure trove of information for inquest practitioners. The annual data on deaths reported to coroners was published on 20 May... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 June 2020 Blog Updated: coronavirus guidance on caring for patients who lack capacity On 25 May I wrote a blog on the Vice President’s key messages on how The Court of Protection must not be placed in ‘lockdown’ which can be read here... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 June 2020 Blog CQC registration: normal rules still apply during the pandemic Health and social care providers must review CQC registrations to ensure they remain compliant with regulatory requirements... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
8 June 2020 Blog Application of digital technology to Mental Health Act assessments NHS England/Improvement’s updated guidance on the impact of COVID-19 on the use of the Mental Health Act and supporting systems recognises that the requirements of social distancing and personal protective equipment during the pandemic introduces a number of barriers to MHA assessments... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 June 2020 Blog Confidentiality in Criminal Investigations. Can a suspect expect a right to privacy? On 15 May 2020 the Court of Appeal ruled in the case of ZXC v BLOOMBERG that individuals who come under suspicion of having committed a criminal offence had, in general, a reasonable and objectively founded expectation of privacy... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
27 May 2020 Blog NHSX Covid -19 tracing app: What are the issues? For a great insight into the data protection and technological issues around the NHSX App please do take a look at this blog from our new Partner, Jagvinder Singh Kang... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read