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Global Digital Exemplars – Getting staff to adopt new ways of working
With the need to change and reconfigure the existing NHS workforce to meet the demands of new service models comes the need to ensure that the workforce are familiar with and are utilising new technology. A digitally fluent workforce is a necessity.
Global Digital Exemplars – Data protection
As a GDE or Fast Follower you will undoubtedly be looking to digitise data which has previously been not held in electronic form. You may also be migrating electronic records to new systems or joining up or sharing data sets for the first time. All of these activities ring alarm bells for the Information Governance specialists whose immediate concern will be – can this be done within the law?
Global Digital Exemplars – GDE and procuring technology
In an article in digitalhealth in July 2017, Matthew Swindells, NHS England’s national director for operations and information, was reported as stating at a conference that “At the core of the GDE model is the idea that we should be learning from each other. If the GDE and fast follower model goes well in the future, nobody will run procurements to buy IT systems again”.
Global Digital Exemplars – Managing the innovation process
Innovation is an integral part of any quest for digital maturity and technology underpins most innovative projects. Moving data and services from an offline, paper based environment online necessitates a new way of thinking, new processes and procedures and often new methodologies and technologies to facilitate the transformation.
Claimant Refused Permission to Appeal
Stephen Hooper, who instructed Jeremy Hyam QC of 1 Crown Office Row, successfully represented a GP at the Court of Appeal, before Lord Justice Floyd.
STPs and Accountable Care Roundup
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
Newsflash: NHS England and NHS Improvement publish long awaited Integrated Support and Assurance Process Guidance
NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) published an introduction to the Integrated Support and Assurance Process (ISAP) in November 2016. This somewhat sparse guidance gave an initial outline to the process and what could be expected but left emerging accountable care systems guessing as to the detail of the process.
Newsflash: NHS England publishes draft contract for accountable models of care
Following a period of public consultation on the draft MCP contract framework, NHS England has published the first version of a model contract for accountable care organisations (ACOs) for use by both Multi-Speciality Community Provider (MCPs) and Primary and Acute Care System (PACS) led models in the NHS.
Newsflash: Manchester merger cleared
In a landmark decision the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the merger of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT.
Newsflash: New tactics required in intellectual property litigation from the Autumn
There have long been restrictions on owners of certain types of IP making “unjustified threats” of infringement action to third parties. Coupled with the fact that the maker of an unjustified threat (which could include a law firm on behalf of its client!) can face legal action, and a claim for damages; this has always been an area which requires careful consideration.
Newsflash: Employment Tribunal fees abolished
The Supreme Court has held the current fee regime for employment tribunal fees to be unlawful and prevents access to justice.
Newsflash: Sleep-ins and National Minimum Wage enforcement
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today announced that enforcement in relation to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for sleep-in shifts in the social care sector will be temporarily suspended.
Newsflash: Changes to the PSC requirements were made on 26 June this year
Companies and LLPs need to be aware of the increased information requirements in respect of people with significant control (PSC). The details of these changes only became clear at a late date with implementation from 26 June 2017.
Adam Smith speaks at Disciplinary Tribunals Conference
Adam Smith gave a presentation on 21 September 2017 as an invited speaker at the annual Disciplinary Tribunals conference organised by KNect365.