24 September 2019 Blog Guidance for medical practitioners: when to report a death to the coroner The Ministry of Justice has published guidance to help medical practitioners understand when they are obliged to report a death to the coroner. This guidance comes ahead of the new Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019, which come into force on the 1 October 2019... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 September 2019 Blog Covert medication guidance The Social Care Institute for Excellence and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have produced a quick guide on providing medicines support primarily intended for use by care home and home care managers... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 September 2019 Blog Out of hours locum GP was a worker, not self-employed A provider of NHS out of hours GP services has lost its appeal against a ruling that one of the GPs it supplied was a worker, and not self-employed. That is a different outcome to the last time the employment status of out of hours GPs was considered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 September 2019 Blog Workplace shoulder massage not sex-related harassment The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a ruling that unwanted physical contact in the form of a shoulder massage by the claimant’s line manager did not amount to sex-related harassment... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 September 2019 Blog Planning for a no-deal Brexit: an update on the immigration implications The Government has recently issued updated guidance which provides some clarity on the position of EU nationals in a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario. The key points are as follows... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
19 September 2019 Blog Planning for a no-deal Brexit: an update on the immigration implications The Government has recently issued updated guidance which provides some clarity on the position of EU nationals in a ‘no deal' Brexit scenario... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
19 September 2019 Blog Improving customer engagement with your Ts and Cs It's a common problem – the information that has to be provided to consumers about data privacy and the contractual terms they are signing up to is long and detailed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 September 2019 Blog Useful price comparison rulings from the ASA on groceries - clarity of information is key Two interesting price comparison adjudications concerning retailers have been published this month by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA.)... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
18 September 2019 Blog Brexit and transitional rules for EU nationals – an update on ‘no deal’ Food and agri businesses that are reliant on EU nationals will be particularly interested in the updated guidance on transitional arrangements for EU nationals that will apply in the event of a ‘no-deal’ exit from the EU that have now been published... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 September 2019 Blog Use of an injunction to protect a vulnerable adult In a judgment dated 5 September 2019, Mr Justice Cobb reviewed whether it had been appropriate for interim injunctions under the inherent jurisdiction to be made to protect a vulnerable adult... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 September 2019 Blog Patient safety: embedding a workplace culture of learning rather than blame Making simple shifts in approach and language to patient safety investigations can be key to changing the culture of health and care organisations... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 September 2019 Blog Brexit and transitional rules for EU nationals – an update The Government has now published updated guidance on transitional arrangements for EU nationals that will apply in the event of a ‘no-deal’ exit from the EU. The key points for employers and staff to be aware of are as follows... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read