21 April 2022 Blog Judge refuses to authorise a deprivation of liberty in a case described as ‘shocking’ In a new decision, a High Court judge has made a series of very powerful observations about the conduct of Manchester City Council and an NHS Trust regarding the placement of a young teenager with autistic spectrum disorder and learning disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
19 April 2022 Blog Preparing for PFI contract expiry: what contracting authorities need to know New guidance from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority will support contracting authorities to start conversations with stakeholders in preparation for PFI expiry... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
7 April 2022 Blog What next in the Ian Paterson affair? In the first of a series of articles from LaingBuisson's Healthcare Markets UK journal, Stephen King explores the Paterson inquiry recommendations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
6 April 2022 Blog A reminder of the function of a coroner's court The High Court’s decision in Lee v Assistant Coroner for County Durham and Chief Constable of Durham concerns an application to bring judicial review proceedings... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
6 April 2022 Blog Consultation on SEND review launched New government green paper on the future of SEND and its plans to 'level up' opportunities for children and young people... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
5 April 2022 Blog A greener NHS: achieving the NHS’s net- zero targets and its wider social value priorities From 1 April Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20 on the social value model and net zero emissions will extend to the commissioning and purchase of goods and services by NHS organisations... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 March 2022 Blog CMA publish final report on Children’s Social Care Market The Competition and Markets Authority has published its final report into its market study into children’s social care provision... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
25 March 2022 Blog The importance of full disclosure: if in doubt, speak up, and let the Coroner decide A recent Divisional Court decision highlights the important lesson to witnesses of disclosing all potential evidence about the circumstances of death... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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 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
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