26 February 2018 Blog Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman loses in Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier decision of the PHSO in which two appellant GPs were found to have provided unacceptable care to a patient, Mr Pollard... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
19 February 2018 Blog Revised DoLS forms and guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care The DHSC has published updated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards forms, prepared in conjunction with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 February 2018 Blog Do Foundation Trusts have the statutory power to make “pocket money” payments to in-patients? In R (Mitocariu and another) v Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, the court considered the powers of NHS Foundation Trusts under the National Health Service Act 2006 to offer financial assistance to patients while they are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
1 February 2018 Blog The latest on Re X applications and representatives – resources, resources, resources The recent decision in Re KT & Others confirms that, in non-contentious Deprivation of Liberty welfare cases where there is no Rule 3A representative, the appointment of a Court of Protection visitor to prepare a section 49 Mental Capacity Act report... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
1 February 2018 Blog Government broadens scope of health ‘operator’ in cyber directive The Government has now published a response to its consultation on the Cybersecurity Directive. Claire Williams highlights the key points in the consultation response, including expansion of the definitions of operators of essential services covered by the Cybersecurity Directive. .. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 January 2018 Blog Expiry of fixed term contracts: what does a fair procedure look like? Fixed term contracts, and successive extensions, continue to pose a thorny issue for NHS organisations, and were the focus of the Tribunal’s attentions in the case of Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust v Drzymala... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 December 2017 Blog Bereavement damages and cohabitees A landmark decision of the Court of Appeal at the end of November has paved the way for a wider class of claimants to claim bereavement damages under section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA). Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 December 2017 Blog Rapid resolution and redress scheme for severe avoidable birth injury: Government summary consultation response Readers may recall that, back in March, the Department of Health launched a 12-week consultation into the potential parameters of a Rapid Resolution and Redress Scheme (as recommended in Better Births by the National Maternity Review chaired by Baroness Cumberlege in 2016). Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 December 2017 Blog Angiolini review – work still to be done on serious incidents and deaths in custody The independent review into serious incidents and deaths in custody by Dame Elish Angiolini has now been published. This seminal report has been long in gestation and reiterates some of the findings of previous reports covering deaths in police custody. Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
30 November 2017 Blog Nursing recruitment agency has sponsorship licence revoked Continental Travel Nurse has had its Tier 2 sponsor licence revoked by the Home Office – a decision which will have implications for the staff it sponsors, and clients it supplies them to, in health and care settings. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 November 2017 Blog The latest on the withdrawal of Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration - the case of NHS Trust v Mr Y and Mrs Y Further to our blog, Some things never stand still on 14 November, we understand that the position with regard to an appeal is as follows. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
21 November 2017 Blog 'The patronising disposition of unaccountable power' A headline grabbing report title. This month, The Right Reverend James Jones KBE published his report into the experiences of the Hillsborough families to ensure that their “perspective is not lost”. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read