17 March 2022 Blog Liberty Protection Safeguards consultation launched The long-awaited consultation on the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards is now live... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 March 2022 Blog An integrated health and care workforce – a reality? In our continuing series of blogs on the recently published Integration White Paper, we look at the health and care workforce proposals. The White Paper finally shows the part that the workforce can play while emphasising that it is our ‘biggest asset’ and central to delivering integrated care... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 March 2022 Blog Details of new immigration routes published The Government has published details of the new immigration routes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 March 2022 Blog Place based leaders to get the flexibility to deploy pooled budgets Next in our series of blogs on the integration white paper, we look at the financial frameworks and incentives (section three of the paper) in place to facilitate integration of health and care services at place level... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 March 2022 Blog Court of Appeal kicks Bath Rugby Club covenant into touch A recent Court of Appeal decision was welcome news for Bath Rugby Club as it enables the planned construction of a new 18,000-seater capacity stadium. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
14 March 2022 Blog Liberty Protection Safeguards arriving ‘very soon’ The LPS policy team at the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed in its March 2022 update that it expects to launch the public consultation on LPS ‘very soon’... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 March 2022 Blog Be careful how you express your opinions An important point, and one for those in the field of inquests, particularly as the Northern Ireland High Court found in the matter of Downey involving concerns of coronial bias... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
10 March 2022 Blog No extra ingredient required to establish worker status A new ruling from the Court of Appeal clarifies the test for worker status... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 March 2022 Blog Getting ready for the new Information Standards on medicine safety From the end of March 2023, NHS and social care organisations will need to be compliant with NHS Digital’s new Information Standard designed to support reduced medication errors and improve patient safety... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
7 March 2022 Blog Three employment-related changes to expect in April 2022 Employers can expect three significant employment-related changes from next month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 March 2022 Blog Revoking vaccination as a condition of deployment in all health and care settings On 1 March the Government confirmed that, following public consultation, it intends to proceed with bringing forward regulations to revoke vaccination as a condition of deployment. The regulations will come into force on 15 March ahead of the 1 April deadline when regulations extending the requirement to health and the wider social care were due to come into force... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
3 March 2022 Blog New ICO video surveillance guidance We review the Information Commissioner's Office guidance on the use of video surveillance - a sensitive area in the data protection arena. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read