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Procurement law and the Provider Selection Regime – when will the changes happen?
There is a lot of change on its way to procurement law. The way healthcare services are commissioned is also going to change. For the NHS, ICBs will go live on 1 July 2022.
Fundamental standards of care – Regulation 12 – safe care and treatment
All CQC registered providers, from the biggest NHS foundation trust down to the smallest care home, GPs and dentists alike, are required to adhere to the CQC fundamental standards of care.
Judgment in BMA / NHSPS Service Charges Dispute
The High Court has released its long-awaited judgment in five “test cases” where GP practices, with the support of the BMA, have challenged service charges demanded by NHS Property Services Ltd.
The legal duties of maintaining a firm
Many businesses are choosing to limit their liability by operating as corporate vehicles instead of as sole traders or partnerships.
The new Procurement Bill – MEAT to MAT
The new Procurement Bill - MEAT to MAT. Significant change, or a question of semantics?
The Procurement Bill 2022 – new procurements, same old challenges?
haysmacintyre & Hempsons Hospice and Care Benchmarking Report
Welcome to the latest edition of the haysmacintyre and Hempsons Hospice and Care Benchmarking Survey Report.
Straight Talk – The implications of unlawful discharge
In this case, the daughters of two care home residents who died of COVID-19 brought a judicial review of policies and guidance released in March and April 2020. Philippa Doyle and Jolena Bullivant-Clark discuss the case.
Property ownership on a partner’s retirement
Hannah Lawton, a solicitor from specialist healthcare law firm Hempsons, provides a reminder that you must ensure that a retiring partner has been removed from the property ownership and released from any mortgages.
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Scope of COVID-19 Inquiry to be broadened
Procurement Bill 2022 published
What are your duties as a company director?
Justin Cumberlege, a Partner in the healthcare law firm Hempsons, provides advice to practice managers on becoming directors of companies.