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Newsflash: Health and Care Act 2022 – Given Royal Assent
With the saying of a little bit of Norman French (“La Reyne le vault”) by the Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords, Royal Assent to the Health and Care Bill was given on 28 April 2022.
Regulating the Regulator – make yourselves heard
Throughout the pandemic, the CQC have kept their regulatory approach under review to recognise the changing pressures health and social care services find themselves under.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whistleblowing dismissals – Employment Appeal Tribunal decision
Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited Whistleblowing dismissals - The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that an Employee who had made whistleblowing disclosures had not been unfairly dismissed despite making protected disclosures.Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited. Whistleblowing dismissals - The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that an Employee who had made whistleblowing disclosures had not been unfairly dismissed despite making protected disclosures.