19 February 2020 Blog Reviewed: withdrawal of ventilation in a brain-damaged baby Last month the High Court in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v Midrar Namiq had the unenviable task of considering whether ventilation should be withdrawn from a severely brain injured baby... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 February 2020 Blog “INQUEST” don’t mince their words Spoiler alert – this report will not make comfortable reading for those who work in the prison sector. 2016 seen as the “deadliest year on record”... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 February 2020 Blog Dodgy Conclusion Avoidance The Importance of Obtaining Proper Reasons for your Coroner’s Decision-Making. Inquests are difficult affairs at the best of times... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 February 2020 Blog Coming down the track: changes to off-payroll working rules (IR35) New requirements of “status determination statement” could create tax risk for public sector clients. Public bodies should ensure that they are prepared for upcoming changes to the off-payroll working rules... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 February 2020 Blog Insights into the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment process Clinical Commissioning Groups can take comfort from the Independent Review Panel appeals process. Recently, NHS Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group found themselves on the receiving end of such a judicial review challenge before the High Court... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 February 2020 Blog Novel coronavirus: issues for employers Jog Hundle looks at the issues that employers will need to consider if their staff may have been in contact with the new coronavirus in a newly published briefing which includes links to the main sources of information and official guidance... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 February 2020 Blog Watchdog reports on how hospitals are faring on complaints But has there been a change in hospital reporting on complaints since the Mid Staffs public inquiry? Healthwatch England has published its report Shifting the mind-set: a closer look at hospital complaints which investigates how well hospitals up and down the country share the outputs of their work on complaints... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
3 February 2020 Blog North East service reconfiguration: how it all went right for two clinical commissioning groups Nettleship is the latest in a long line of judgments dealing with matters of public engagement in relation to NHS service reconfiguration... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
29 January 2020 Blog Medical treatment – how to decide whether to make an application to the Court of Protection? New guidance for providers and commissioners as we await the revised Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 January 2020 Blog Take note: Delay in handling an Article 2 inquest could cost you and the Coroner! Damages of £5,000 for delay to an Article 2 inquest. The latest decision from across the Irish Sea is a wake-up call for coroners and public authorities managing inquests where Article 2 investigative obligations are engaged... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
15 January 2020 Blog A challenge by a mother and a nurse to the use of puberty blockers prescribed for under 16s raises interesting points about consent and capacity in UK law In the UK, children (those under 16) are deemed competent to consent to care and treatment if they are assessed as having sufficient understanding and intelligence to understand fully what is being proposed... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 January 2020 Blog A challenge by a mother and a nurse to the use of puberty blockers prescribed for under 16s raises interesting points about consent and capacity in UK law In the UK, children (those under 16) are deemed competent to consent to care and treatment if they are assessed as having sufficient understanding and intelligence to understand fully what is being proposed... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read