POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 28 APRIL 2021 Updated Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty guidance following the easing of lockdown restrictions With the easing of some lockdown restrictions from 12 April and new care home visiting arrangements, the Department updated its guidance, Mental Capacity Act/ Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards during the coronavirus pandemic on 27 April for those looking after people who lack mental capacity in hospitals and care homes... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Commissioning Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mental capacity Social care
POSTED BY JANE WILLIAMS | 27 APRIL 2021 Update: ordinary residence disputes Regular readers who have been following the back and forth of the section 117 ordinary residence dispute between Worcestershire and Swindon may be interested to know that the Secretary of State has lodged an application for leave to appeal and is waiting to hear from the Court of Appeal whether this has been granted... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
21 APRIL 2021 Court of Protection rules on withdrawal of life sustaining treatment Mr Justice Williams, in the Court of Protection, has ruled on the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a young woman following a suicide attempt that left her in a vegetative state... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY SAMUEL LINDSAY | 20 APRIL 2021 Getting your ducks in a row on consultation: section 242 NHS Act, urgency and Covid-19 The issue of NHS service reconfiguration and the duty to involve the public has once again come before the High Court... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
15 APRIL 2021 Consultation on mandatory Covid-19 jabs for care home staff The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a five week consultation looking at requiring care home providers caring for older adults to deploy only those workers who have received their Covid-19 vaccination... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY KATRINA MCCRORY | 14 APRIL 2021 Guidance and top tips for doctors and patients on virtual consultations On Monday 5 April, new guidance from the General Medical Council came into force on good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 14 APRIL 2021 Primary Care Networks: 10 top tips when sub-contracting In this update, we look at an ever increasing trend when it comes to sub-contracting the delivery of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) of any part of the DES (whether to a third party provider, your own provider arm or otherwise) and highlight some of our top tips when it comes to documenting this... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 14 APRIL 2021 Update from the Office of the Public Guardian on urgent adult safeguarding issues In February 2021, the Office of the Public Guardian published guidance to support NHS and social care staff check if a Covid-19 patient has an attorney or deputy... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 13 APRIL 2021 New updated forms for reporting child deaths From 1 April 2021 new forms are to be used for reporting child deaths to child deaths overview panels. The Department of Health and Social Care has updated and replaced four forms for use as part of the child death review investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
11 APRIL 2021 Health Ombudsman publishes further details of the new ‘NHS Complaint Standards’ The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published further details relating to the new ‘NHS Complaint Standards’ (the Standards)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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