The future Freedom to Speak Up
Last July, the Dash review on patient safety recommended that the responsibilities of the NGO should be undertaken by healthcare providers, with some national activities delivered by NHS England.
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Last July, the Dash review on patient safety recommended that the responsibilities of the NGO should be undertaken by healthcare providers, with some national activities delivered by NHS England.
NHS England’s first guidance on neighbourhood health centres underlines digital capability as a core enabler of neighbourhood care, supporting connectivity and integration across services.
The second Green Templeton Lecture in the 2026 series turned deliberately to the most uncomfortable stage of innovation: failure.
New guidance from NHS England gives us more detail on how estates will fit into the neighbourhood health ambitions and while the big headlines are on the new build Neighbourhood Health Centres the number one priority is first using existing estate better.
Competition law continues to play a growing role across the health and care landscape, with the CMA taking a closer interest in how markets operate for patients, service users and the public.
On 8 April the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) published an interim report on Legislative challenges in emergency departments.
In Re XY, the Court of Protection provided important guidance on the scope of personal welfare deputyship and the Court’s overriding role in best interests decision making.
In response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s new Neighbourhood Health Framework, Public Policy Projects convened senior regional and national leaders in Manchester to explore how neighbourhood health is being delivered in practice.
The High Court decision in Toogood v HM Senior Coroner for Somerset provides important clarification on the evidential approach coroners may adopt when considering a conclusion of suicide with limited or no direct evidence of intent.
Healthcare providers involved in inquests are increasingly alert to questions of privilege and disclosure, particularly where expert evidence is commissioned for the purpose of an inquest.
After the flurry of excitement on 18 December 2025 when the Mental Health Act 2025 gained Royal Assent we have the next development. On 6 April there will be an important change.
The NHS’s drive to decarbonise its estate has moved into a new phase, with the NOE CPC launching a £1bn national framework covering decarbonisation and energy infrastructure works.