POSTED BY STUART CRAIG | 24 JANUARY 2022 Care worker fairly dismissed for refusing vaccination An employment tribunal has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal brought by a care home worker who refused to be vaccinated... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read Coronavirus (COVID-19) Covid-19 vaccination Employment law Regulation Social care
POSTED BY KEVIN DUCE | 17 JANUARY 2022 Healthcare regulation under review: when is statutory regulation appropriate? The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting on how the powers to introduce and remove professions from regulation might be used in the future... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY STUART CRAIG | 13 JANUARY 2022 Disclosure and fairness in MHPS investigations The Court of Appeal has made an important ruling on the documents that need to be disclosed to an NHS clinician when they are being investigated... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JANE INNES | 11 JANUARY 2022 New OPG form for reporting concerns about attorneys, deputies or guardians The Office of the Public Guardian published a new form last year designed to help report concerns about attorneys appointed by a Lasting Power of Attorney or an Enduring Power of Attorney... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 11 JANUARY 2022 Rebalancing the scales: ‘Hillsborough Law’ The Government has received renewed calls for a Hillsborough Law supported by two ex-prime ministers, Gordon Brown and Theresa May. The ‘Hillsborough Law Now’ campaign was unveiled by Labour mayors, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 11 JANUARY 2022 OPG guidance on medical disclosure information to attorneys and deputies The Office of the Public Guardian published guidance last year for NHS staff confirming that individuals holding either a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputyship in England and Wales should be able to access medical records... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 10 JANUARY 2022 Update: mandatory vaccination for frontline health and care workers The Regulations were made on 6 January 2022 and the 12 week grace period has now commenced. So, what key steps should health and care organisations be taking... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 7 JANUARY 2022 Consultation on mental capacity small payments scheme – deadline 12 January A Ministry of Justice consultation seeks views on a set of changes around accessing limited funds belonging to an individual who lacks mental capacity... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JENNIFER LEWIS | 7 JANUARY 2022 Primary Care Estate and the role of the delayed Integrated Care Boards For those GP practices with premises development in the offing, it may be frustrating to hear that the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will not become statutory bodies until 1 July 2022, and not 1 April 2022 as originally planned... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY RHIAN VANDRILL | 22 DECEMBER 2021 ICS go live date set to be delayed to July 2022 All 42 Integrated Care Systems are expected to be fully operational by April 2022 but the move to put ICSs on a statutory footing looks set to be delayed by three months to July 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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