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Inquests podcast series – Inquests in care homes
Season two, episode one: Inquests in care homes Welcome to the first in our second season of inquests podcasts with associates Liz Stokes and Elspeth Rose from our healthcare advisory team. These podcasts will take listeners through the journey of specialist inquests, giving helpful… Read More
Court of Protection guidance: When not to go to Court and how to when you do
The Vice President of the Court of Protection has issued helpful guidance HERE on bringing proceedings in relation to proposed “serious medical treatment”. Introduction There is an expectation that 15 years after the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) every acute and mental health Trust will know enough… Read More
What are your obligations with The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – are you going to be ready?
The new data protection compliancy involves making sure you and your team/associates are familiar with the GDPR, enabling you and your company to be fully compliant with the different processes, systems and policies you are required to have in place by 25 May 2018. Certain types of personal data must… Read More
Schrödinger’s consent: ARB v IVF Hammersmith Limited & R
The doctor-patient relationship relies on mutual trust: to assume that every patient may be dishonest would cast a shadow over a doctor’s interaction with his patient. Unfortunately, however, there are rare occasions when patients intentionally mislead healthcare professionals, sometimes with grave consequences. The case of ARB v IVF Hammersmith is… Read More
Digital transformation – are you prepared?
Digital transformation is crucial for the NHS as it seeks a sustainable future and to meet expectations of high quality care. A number of different programmes are now in place to support this, including the NHS and industry ‘test bed’ partnerships, local STP and new care model projects and, most… Read More
Accountable care – the art of the possible
A seven step guide What is accountable care and what is the difference between an ACO and ACS? Accountable care is a model which brings together a variety of provider organisations, including primary care, to plan for and meet the care needs for a defined population within a set budget… Read More
Farewell to ET fees, but what next?
For the last four years, an employee wanting to take a case to an employment tribunal has had to pay a fee of up to £1,200. For many lower paid employees – or where relatively little money was at stake – this fee may have been a deterrent to… Read More
Manchester Trusts complete landmark merger
On 1 October 2017 Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) merged to form the largest NHS foundation trust in the country: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). The merger, which has widespread support from local and national stakeholders, will… Read More
GDPR – are you ready?
Keeping confidential information about staff and patients secure is a responsibility NHS organisations have taken seriously for a long time. But the requirements on them are about to increase. From May 2018, organisations will need to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an EU regulation. This has similarities… Read More
The end of DOLS?
On 13 March 2017, the Law Commission published its report on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) with proposals for their replacement. The report calls the DOLS “overly technical and legalistic” and sets out how the current regime is “in crisis and needs to be overhauled” as… Read More