POSTED BY HOLLY MORRISON-CARTER | 20 OCTOBER 2021 The Court of Protection, Jehovah’s Witnesses and advance decisions In a new decision, the Court of Protection has ruled invalid an advance decision made in 2001 by a Jehovah's Witness concerning the refusal of blood or blood products. This case will be of interest... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read Mental health and mental capacity
POSTED BY FIONA GOODMAN | 15 OCTOBER 2021 New guidance on vaccine exemption process The Department of Health and Social Care’s latest guidance sets out how care home staff working in a CQC registered care home can apply for official proof that, for medical reasons, they are unable to be vaccinated for Covid-19... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY RONA MCPHERSON | 12 OCTOBER 2021 Carbon zero: Procurement Policy Note 06/21 Last month (30 September 2021) saw the Government's Procurement Policy Note PPN 06/21 on taking account of carbon reduction plans in procurement come into force... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY SAMUEL LINDSAY | 12 OCTOBER 2021 Community care arrangements, deprivation of liberty and the Court of Protection We are often asked if community care arrangements amount to a deprivation of liberty and if so, whether an application to Court of Protection to authorise the arrangements is required... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Government’s response to the Coroner Service Inquiry The Government remains committed to its aims of putting bereaved people at the heart of the inquest and to ensuring that the inquest process is as sensitive as possible to their needs... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 Court of Appeal re-affirms ‘Gillick competence’ in GIDS judicial review The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which leads the national Gender Identity and Development Service (GIDS), has successfully appealed .... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY FIONA GOODMAN | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 Vaccine exemption guidance With today (16 September) marking the last day for staff working in CQC registered care homes in England to have their first vaccine if they want to be fully vaccinated... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 NHSX sets out new Information Governance Framework on Shared Care Records NHSX’s framework on Shared Care Records (ShCRs) is for Information Governance professionals (IG), designed to provide... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 NHSX outlines new digital guidelines for NHS trusts The What Good Looks Like (WGLL) framework sets out NHSX’s flagship programme to create a clear vision for good digital practice across health and care that supports Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and organisations to level up – the ‘North Star’ for NHS Leaders embarking on digital transformation regardless of where they are on their tech journey... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Court of Protection and serious medical treatment cases The case of AH is the third case Mr Justice Hayden has decided involving treatment withdrawal in the context of Covid-19.... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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