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Additional sections of the Mental Health Act 2025 are now in force
New sections of the Mental Health Act 2025 now in force extend Human Rights Act obligations to certain private mental health providers and require a government review of notification duties for under‑18s admitted for mental health treatment.
Case Study: Bibescu v Clare Jenner Ltd t/a Jenners [2026]
In Bibescu v Clare Jenner Ltd t/a Jenners, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the Employment Tribunal (ET) had applied the correct legal tests when assessing an accountant’s whistleblowing detriment claim and her allegation that she had been automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures.
Increases to Employment Tribunal compensation caps and Vento bands for 2026/2027
From 6 April 2026, new compensation caps have come into force for awards made in the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal.
New guidance on Neighbourhood Health Centres
NHS England have published new details and guidance on the Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) programme (NHS England » Neighbourhood health centres). NHCs are intended to underpin a key aspect of the 10 Year Plan to move services out of hospitals into the community under the neighbourhood health model.
Get pay, benefits and financial entitlements right to support staff wellbeing and minimise legal risk
Discussions about workforce wellbeing often prioritise mental health, flexible working, and managing workplace pressures. Yet an equally important, and sometimes overlooked, factor for practice owners is financial wellbeing, ensuring pay, benefits and sick pay are accurate, timely and clearly communicated.
Crackdown on modern slavery risks in NHS procurement
Public Bodies and relevant authorities across England will soon face new legal duties aimed at eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking risks from NHS supply chains.
Clinical decisions – available options or best interests?
In a judgment handed down on 3rd March, Townsend v Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust [2026] EWCA Civ 195, the Court of Appeal considered whether or not a ‘clinical decision’ not to continue life sustaining medical treatment was a decision subject to best interests considerations (and thus also subject to the ‘supervision’ of the Court of Protection).
Podcast: Managing patient disputes – practical guidance for clinicians
Explore practical ways to manage patient disputes, consent challenges and best‑interest decisions in this podcast with Anita Rao and Flora Jago.
Section 25 notices and lease renewals – what GP practices need to know
Rachel Croft and Stephanie Trompeter, real estate litigation specialists at Hempsons, offer practical advice for GP practices in relation to notices served under the Landlord and Tenant Act.
The Mental Health Act 2025 & the NHS 10 Year Plan
The Mental Health Act 2025 represents the most significant reform of mental health legislation since 1983. The Act was passed in late 2025 against a background of a much changed societal and health landscape, as compared to its predecessor Act.
Multi-Neighbourhood Provider Contracting Clarification
At the end of January NHS England published a document which provides an important update related to how Multi-Neighbourhood Providers (MNP) will be contracted from as early as April 2026. This does not provide clarity in relation to Single Neighbourhood Providers (SNPs) but it is a significant piece in the puzzle and indicates that progress is likely to accelerate as the end of the financial year approaches.
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Sodola (Debarred)
In London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Sodola (Debarred), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the Employment Tribunal (ET) was wrong to infer that the Trust’s delay in providing written feedback about why a black employee had not been promoted, was discrimination on the grounds of race.
Changes from the Mental Health Act 2025 coming in February 2026
The Mental Health Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 amending the 1983 Act. A few administrative provisions are already in force and the first substantive changes will come in on 18 February 2026. This article will focus on those imminent changes.
The Mental Health Act 2025 – the current position at a glance
The Mental Health Act 2025 has now been passed into law, amending legislation, and effectively changes key provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983.