10 February 2022 Blog Unfurling the Government’s mandatory vaccination policy: consultation launches Mandatory vaccination came into force for care home staff in November last year and was due to be introduced for frontline NHS and wider social care staff in regulated settings from 1 April... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 February 2022 Blog Reframing the UK legislation for clinical trials The MHRA has launched an eight- week consultation on proposals for legislative changes for clinical trials... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 February 2022 Blog Hidden harms, stifled voices: revisiting adult safeguarding practice Continuous professional development in adult safeguarding practice is essential and now more than ever, as many health and social work professionals will have seen an increase in referrals exacerbated by the pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Mandatory vaccination U-turn: resetting the compass Health and care providers – and care homes in England - will be taking stock of the Government’s announcement that legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment will be revoked... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Update: the meaning of ordinary residence disputes for the purposes of section 117 aftercare Updated statutory guidance confirms the Department of Heath and Social Care's position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes pending the outcome of the Worcestershire case... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
28 January 2022 Blog Updated: operational guidance on vaccination of people working in care homes Updated operational guidance on Covid-19 vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes, with changes coming into force from April 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
27 January 2022 Blog Chief Coroner’s updated COVID-19 guidance With the end of “Plan B” COVID-19 restrictions, the publication of the Chief Coroner’s updated guidance note relating to the COVID-19 response, will we see a change in the way inquests are being managed in practice? Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 January 2022 Blog Under pressure: freeing up hospital beds The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of having hospital beds available to patients who need them and the increasing pressure on NHS Trusts to improve discharge rates... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
25 January 2022 Blog New regulations: NHS charges to overseas visitors coming into force in February 2022 Earlier this month, the Government made new regulations, approved by Parliament, which amended the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
24 January 2022 Blog Care worker fairly dismissed for refusing vaccination An employment tribunal has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal brought by a care home worker who refused to be vaccinated... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
17 January 2022 Blog Healthcare regulation under review: when is statutory regulation appropriate? The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting on how the powers to introduce and remove professions from regulation might be used in the future... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 January 2022 Blog Disclosure and fairness in MHPS investigations The Court of Appeal has made an important ruling on the documents that need to be disclosed to an NHS clinician when they are being investigated... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read