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Podcast: Complex hospital discharges
In this episode, healthcare advisory partner Sophie Bowes provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to managing complex hospital discharges. She explores the discharge to assess model, the importance of robust internal discharge policies, escalation procedures for delayed discharges, and recent legal cases that shape best practice. Learn how to ensure safe, timely patient discharges, avoid common pitfalls, and protect your organisation from legal challenges.
Managing patient safety incidents is changing, is your practice prepared?
When changes were announced to this year’s GP contract in February 2025 it included at point 16 that ‘GP practices will be required to have regard to the patient safety strategy’ patient safety strategy.
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
This Bill seeks to permit “assisted dying” and it passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 29 November. It has a long way to go and will be subject to debate and amendment at the next “committee” stage.
The Mental Health Bill: Initial Analysis
Mental Health Bill 2024: An initial overview of the proposed changes and potential impacts on mental health services.
Beware, don’t underestimate a voluntary police interview
Facing a voluntary police interview? Learn its seriousness, why legal support is crucial, how to protect your rights & navigate the process.
Podcast: CNSGP – what is the NHS Resolution indemnity scheme for GPs?
In our latest podcast, healthcare litigation expert Patricia Roe and primary care expert Justin Cumberlege have summarise the key points of their webinar on the CNSGP, the NHS Resolution indemnity scheme for GPs.
Podcast: Walking the tightrope – patient capacity, best interests, and disclosure
Stephen Maratos and Stephen Evans discuss patient capacity and best interest decisions when it comes to treatment, and the importance of accurate disclosure in inquests and civil claims.
Podcast: What does the Provider Selection Regime mean for primary healthcare providers?
Primary healthcare law experts Justin Cumberlege and Robert McCartney host our first podcast of the year, discussing what the new Provider Selection Regime means for primary healthcare providers.
Young autistic people still dying despite coroner warnings over care
The BBC have conducted an investigation into the deaths of over 4,000 autistic people over the last 10 years.
Liberty Protection Safeguards delayed “beyond the life of this Parliament”
The Government announced on 5 April 2023 that it had taken the “difficult decision to delay the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards beyond the life of this Parliament” as part of its wider plans to reform and improve adult social care.
The paperwork you have to cough up
Documents and their disclosure are a key component of every case Vicky Rowlands and Emma Summerfield work on as clinical negligence solicitors.
Five top tier rankings for Hempsons in the Legal 500 2023 UK guide
NHS Resolution Early Notification Scheme team publish second report
The Early Notification Scheme team from NHS Resolution have published their second report.
Summer 2022 partner and associate promotions at Hempsons
With effect from 1st July 2022, Clementine Robertshaw and Rachel Croft have been promoted to partner, and Rachael Hawkin, Sam Stone, and Bronya Greatrex became our newest associates.