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The second Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) update was published by the Department of Health and Social Care on 28 September. You can view it here. It sets out a timetable for development and implementation of the LPS...

When can we expect the Government’s White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act 1983? In answer to a written question, Ms Nadine Dorries, Minister of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health confirmed that the Government has committed to publish a White Paper...

In this month’s report, the Care Quality Commission focus on infection prevention and control (IPC) in different health and care settings and the ways services across 11 regions have collaborated in response to the coronavirus...

Is it a well-run clinical commissioning group that achieves its objectives as a minimum? Understanding CCG corporate governance requires understanding what a CCG can (and must) do...

A recent Court of Protection decision considers whether a patient (P) detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and discharged under a section 7 guardianship order to a supported living placement was deprived of their liberty under Article 5 of European Convention on Human Rights...

10 questions for making informed procurement decisions about Artificial Intelligence products. The use of Artificial Intelligence or AI is expanding fast. Its use is already impacting positively on our health and care system from supporting diagnostic solutions to medical imaging...

Over the past six months, we have witnessed a wave of Covid-19 health service changes take place across the country...

So, as promised in our article, this blog sets out our thoughts on section 14 of Who Pays? This covers the exception to the general commissioning responsibility rules relating to out of area placements of adults for continuing care...

An NHS Foundation Trust v AB. A new Court of Protection decision involving the treatment of an anorexia nervosa patient (with a diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder) highlights a number of issues of interest to clinical teams from capacity and insight to medical treatment and force feeding...

We share insights from our learning and experience of working with NHS-led lead provider collaboratives on what makes a successful collaborative – the honeymoon can fade fairly quickly as you get down to the difficult issues...

A new update to the 2013 Who Pays? guidance has been published. A must read for those with commissioning responsibilities. But what of the new “updated” 2020 version: was it worth the wait and what can we glean from a first brief encounter?..

New joint guidance published by the CQC and stakeholders from across the care sector. Amongst all the disruption of Covid-19, for some there has been opportunity to pause for breath and reflection...