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Points to watch about PCN staff employment
A tricky issue for primary care networks (PCNs) has been how to go about employing their staff. Some PCNs appoint a lead practice to employ staff on behalf of all practices. Others share employment responsibilities across all practices.
Documenting your practice arrangements
Are you currently operating as a Partnership at Will, with no agreed documentation to govern the operation of your partnership or the ownership of your practice premises?
UK COVID-19 Public Inquiry online consultation ends at 23:59 on 7 April 2022
The UK COVID-19 Public Inquiry will examine the UK’s pandemic response and identify learning and make recommendations to support the UK being better prepared to respond to future pandemics.
PPN 01/22 Published: Contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus
PPN 01/22 was published on 28 March 2022 to provide guidance as to how contracting authorities can further cut ties with companies backed by the states of Russia and Belarus.
NHS England Guidance on applying net zero and social value in procurement
In March 2022, NHS England published guidance to extend the principles within PPN 06/20 to ensure the consistent approach of all In-scope Organisations to apply net zero and social value to the commissioning and purchase of goods and services by NHS organisations.
Liberty Protection Safeguards – an update
Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”) are due to replace the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
The draft terms of reference for the COVID-19 Public Inquiry have been announced
The draft terms of reference for the COVID-19 public inquiry have been announced. These are wide-ranging and cover the public health response, including how and when decisions were made; how the NHS and wider health and social care system responded, including issues or capacity and resilience; and the economic response.
Prepare your case for a tribunal
In her article last month, Julia Gray described the process of responding to an employment tribunal claim. Here she considers the steps to prepare the case for hearing or otherwise resolve the claim. Directions – also known as ‘case management orders’ – will be set out in writing by the tribunal telling the parties how to prepare the case for the final hearing.
Selling a care home – the legal aspects
Selling a care home requires input from specialist legal advisors who are experts in business law and social care law. In this article, we highlight the important considerations.
Success for Adam Smith as client acquitted of bribery charges
On Friday 4 March, Mr Staunton was acquitted of the two bribery charges brought against him, related to the placement of medicines within the NHS. Assisted by trainee solicitor Clara Gogarty, and instructing Fiona Horlick QC of Outer Temple Chambers, this was the culmination of a six-week trial at Southampton Crown Court.
Newsflash: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations in Health and Social Care Revoked
Hempsons legal experts discuss the latest VCod guidance
Newsflash: Provider Selection Regime: supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for regulations
Andrew Daly comments on the DHSC launched a supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for Provider Selection Regime regulations published on 21 February 2022.
Don’t get crushed by staff litigation
Independent practitioners inevitably find litigation can be stressful, time-consuming and expensive. In the first of a series of three articles about the employment tribunal process, Julia Gray explains the key stages and how doctors who employ staff can avoid common pitfalls experienced by others.
What now: Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment
Yesterday evening, Sajid Javid announced a reversal of government policy to implement mandatory vaccinations throughout much of the health and social care sectors.