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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.
The NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Indemnity Scheme for GPs
On 1 April 2019 NHS Resolution began operating a new state indemnity scheme for general practice. This article seeks to outline the Scheme including an overview of the claims process, what is covered and when to contact NHS Resolution to report in potential clinical negligence claims. It also explains the support that will be provided to you if you are named as Defendant in a claim.
Should I incorporate, and if so, which corporate entity should I use?
Simply put, if you are not trading in a corporate entity you are going to be personally liable for any uninsured losses. If you are a sole trader or a traditional unincorporated general partnership, your house and all your other personal assets are exposed to be taken if a large claim is successfully made against you in connection with your business and the business does not have sufficient resources to meet the liability. When you are trading as an incorporated body, your liability is limited to the value of the business.
The Court of Protection: a Brief Introduction
The Court of Protection is a specialist Court established under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to determine issues relating to individuals who lack capacity to make specific decisions.
Update on Implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards
A letter dated 16 December 2021 from Helen Tabiner, Deputy Director, Service Quality, DHSC addressed to the LPS National Steering Group Members acknowledges that the aim of implementing LPS by April 2022 cannot be met.
COVID-19 public inquiry – Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett appointed as Chair
On 15 December the Prime Minister appointed the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as Chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic.
Podcast: Collaborations – Planning to work differently – strategies for collaborations by charities and social...
Following a recent masterclass for Social Club on 'Collaborations - Planning to work differently', Ian Hempseed, partner with Hempsons and Craig Dearden-Phillips, founder of Social Club and a social entrepreneur, produced this podcast discussing key strategies to plan for charity and social enterprise collaborations.
Trust boards and systems: the key issues
Hempsons have published a joint publication with NHS Providers ‘Trust boards and systems: the key issues’ offering a guide to the evolving system based landscape and the factors behind successful partnerships.
Inquest podcast: Prison inquests
Season two, episode four: Prison inquests
Does your partnership deed address performance?
Justin Cumberlege provides some guidance on how to address under-performing partners, or conduct issues, in a partnership deed in his latest Practice Management article
PPN 09/21: Updated position of the value thresholds for publication on Contracts Finder for NHS Foundation Trusts
PPN 09/21: Updated position of the value thresholds for publication on Contracts Finder for NHS Foundation Trusts
If that fateful GMC missive appears
What should you do if you get a letter from the GMC? Partner Tania Francis from Hempsons shares ten tips.