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New year, new holiday pay rules: what do the Government’s new Employment Rights Regulations mean for employers?
After initially proposing changes last year, the Government’s new regulations relating to holiday pay and changes to the Working Time Regulations came into force on 1 January 2024. The new regulations contain some significant changes and aim to simplify or consolidate some of the processes for certain categories of workers.
When partnerships go bad
Mounting pressures in general practice are leading to more disputes among partners. Ross Clark and Robert McCartney give some legal opinion on your options if it happens to you.
Inspections get transparent
The Care Quality Commission’s new single assessment framework is getting underway and private healthcare providers are wondering what it means for them.
The Provider Selection Regime is now in force
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 came into force on 1 January 2024. Head of procurement Andrew Daly provides an update on the new rules and guidance.
The Provider Selection Regime – some Governance Implications
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR Regulations”) will come into force on 1 January 2024. “Relevant Authorities” (which includes ICBs and NHS Trusts/Foundation Trusts, NHS England, local and combined authorities) need to take steps to prepare for the regime for procuring relevant health care services in England.
A new CQC fundamental standard: Visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 introduce us to a new Fundamental Standard of Care with effect from 6 April 2024 – Regulation 9A is entitled “Visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices”
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023
As part of the Government’s implementation of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act, regulations for Minimum Service Levels (MSLs) for rail, ambulance, border security services and fire and rescue services were enacted in 2023.
The Government’s new five-point package of measures for the immigration system
On 4 December the Government announced new changes to the immigration system that are due to come into effect next spring.
Covid-19 Inquiry: Module 6 (Care Sector) opens
Module 6 opened on 12 December 2023 and will investigate the impact of the pandemic on the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 1 January 2024
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 1 January 2024 (as expected).
Costs in treatment cases in the Court of Protection
This recent case acts as a reminder that applications should be escalated and made as soon as reasonably possible.
Navigating change: What does the CQC’s new single assessment framework mean for providers?
The CQC is changing the way it inspects and reports on services, but what are the evidence requirements for providers and what areas of the current system will remain the same?
PCN Pension Access Update
In April 2023 the NHS Business Services Authority (“NHSBSA”) amended the application process Primary Care Networks (“PCNs”) needed to use to secure pensions for their team members.
Updated ACAS guidance on managing sickness absence
What’s new in employment law? Solicitor Henrietta Donnelly examines the updated guidance issued by the arbitration service ACAS on managing sickness absence.