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Are you ready to publish payments compliance notices under the Procurement Act 2023?
When are notices which were not in force at implementation of the Act, including payments compliance notices, are expected to go live?
Overview of the Data (Use and Access) Bill 2024-25
Overview of the Data (Use and Access) Bill 2024-25 and information standards for the NHS and IT providers, who are providing IT systems to the health and social care sector
Key changes to challenges brought under the Procurement Act 2023
The remedies regime under the Procurement Act 2023 (“2023 Act”), coming into force on 24 February 2025, will contain key changes to legal challenges for breaches of procurement law, including updates to automatic suspension and the deadline for service of proceedings.
Procurement Act 2023 – are you ready for 24 February 2025?
With less than two weeks to go until the Procurement Act 2023 comes into force, procurement teams will be hard at work updating their procurement documents and policies ready for go-live. We have rounded up a few recent updates and templates which you might consider as part of your preparation.
Information Commissioners Office: data protection fining guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new Data Protection Fining Guidance
Top tips for managing vexatious families
Helen Claridge looks at the increase in cases where tensions between care providers and the families of service users are escalating to disputes and even placement failures and offeres tips for managing these difficult situations.
Costs in treatment cases in the Court of Protection
This recent case acts as a reminder that applications should be escalated and made as soon as reasonably possible.
Hempsons’ Manchester office is moving!
Hempsons' Manchester office is moving from our current office at City Tower to a bright, modern and sustainable workspace at Windmill Green on Mount Street, close to the Midland Hotel and the Manchester Central exhibition centre.
Extensive lessons for the GMC to learn from Dr Arora’s case
Dr Arora, a GP in Manchester, was suspended for 'dishonesty' in a GMC hearing that caused outrage across the profession.
Five top tier rankings for Hempsons in the Legal 500 2023 UK guide
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
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.
One slip gets you in a lot of trouble
We all know that we live in an increasingly regulated world, and particularly so in the healthcare sector. But have you ever thought about just how many sets of regulatory proceedings a doctor may face out of one incident?
Flu vaccinations and the tricky issue of consent – where do pharmacy professionals stand?
As the flu season ramps up, pharmacy professionals shouldn’t become blasé to the fact that obtaining written patient consent is no longer a requirement, advises Thorrun Govind