7 January 2022 Blog Primary Care Estate and the role of the delayed Integrated Care Boards For those GP practices with premises development in the offing, it may be frustrating to hear that the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will not become statutory bodies until 1 July 2022, and not 1 April 2022 as originally planned... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 December 2021 Blog The 2 Issues that will determine success or failure for food companies in 2022 The 2 Issues that will determine success or failure for food companies in 2022. We have asked some of our clients in the food and agri sector what will be the crucial aspects to concentrate on for their businesses in the coming months of 2022. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 December 2021 Blog Reportable events from 1 January 2022 From 1 January 2022, the Regulatory Framework for Higher Education in England will be amended to include a new definition of ‘reportable events’... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 December 2021 Blog ICS go live date set to be delayed to July 2022 All 42 Integrated Care Systems are expected to be fully operational by April 2022 but the move to put ICSs on a statutory footing looks set to be delayed by three months to July 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 December 2021 Blog Union members are protected from detriment even if industrial action is unofficial The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the legislation which makes it unlawful to subject workers to a detriment to deter participation in union-related activities extends to all kinds of industrial action... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 December 2021 Blog New year, new procurement methodology and thresholds A reminder that for those institutions that are “contracting authorities” for procurement purposes, procurements advertised on or after 1 January 2022 will be subject to new thresholds. An accompanying PPN has also been issued recently... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 December 2021 Blog Procurement thresholds levels - 1 January 2022 From 1 January 2022 the procurement thresholds will change in two respects.... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 December 2021 Blog New report on workforce and talent development Earlier this month, Public Policy Projects published a report on Workforce and Talent Development – More Time to Care... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 December 2021 Blog Covid-19 inquiry chair announced On 15 December 2021 the Prime Minister announced the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 December 2021 Blog Is pharmaceutical research and development work obvious? Pharmaceutical research and development activity involves substantial investment and ingenuity. Should this be taken for granted when assessing the inventiveness of pharma patents? Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
17 December 2021 Blog LPS reforms implementation delay confirmed The Government has now formally accepted that the long-awaited Liberty Protection Safeguards cannot be implemented by the original dated of April 2022. This had been inevitable for some time given the need for a consultation period, return to Parliament and then a gap to allow organisations to prepare and adapt to the new regulations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 December 2021 Blog Cell and gene therapies: how to encourage and promote the move to market Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read