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Charities – campaigning for an election – are you in?
We highlight the key issues for charities, and in some cases, not for profit organisations, who could be caught by election rules and spending thresholds.
Collaborations – ask the right questions at the outset
Ian Hempseed discusses the importance of early planning.
Time to say goodbye?
Julia Gray looks at how settlement agreements can be used effectively by employers.
Don’t ruin great messaging by lazy content management
An article by Matt Donnelly. Charities and social enterprises often promote the great work that they do by publishing content, but when doing so, could you be breaching another person’s rights of ownership?
Meetings and communication – are your members properly engaged?
Nadeem Azhar discusses the options available to charities who want to streamline their membership and update how they communicate with members.
Academies update
With a new academic year starting, Academies will need to be familiar with the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook 2019. Published in June and taking effect on 1st September 2019, here are the key changes for Academies to be aware of.
FALQ: Is there a relationship between our PCNs and our GP federation?
What are Primary Care Networks (PCNs) asking us? Welcome to the second article in our five part series exploring frequently asked legal questions typically asked by PCNs. Question 2 – Is there a relationship between our PCNs and our GP federation?
FALQ: Can our PCN be a limited company?
This is the first article in our five part series exploring frequently asked legal questions typically asked by PCNs. Q1 - Can our PCN be a limited company?
The real costs of negligence claims – who pays?
Niloo Bozorgi looks at the costs of clinical negligence claims for independent practitioners and upcoming changes that will affect them.
Hempsons’ Healthcare Newsbrief
Welcome to our Autumn/Winter 2019/2020 edition of Hempsons’ Healthcare Newsbrief.
Do you know what contracts you are entering into?
Kirsty Odell, senior solicitor in the corporate healthcare team of law firm Hempsons, looks at potential liability for practices entering contractual arrangements.
Partnership Disputes – it will never happen to us…will it?
Unfortunately, partnership disputes can and do arise. And when they do, they can be time-consuming, costly, stressful, emotional and destabilising for a practice and the individual partners.
Keep a close eye on your ‘shares’
The purpose of primary care networks is to bring practices together to work in an integrated way to deliver Directed Enhanced Services (DES). The payments for DES include staffing costs for employees who will work across the network to fulfil the contract.
Best Practice | 9-10 October 2019
Hempsons attended the Best Practice show on the 9th and 10th October 2019.