POSTED BY JILL MASON | 30 JUNE 2021 Summer update on the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards The LPS policy team at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published on 25 June 2021 an update on current developments. In this blog, we look at what’s new... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Governance and board issues Mental capacity Social care
29 JUNE 2021 Law Commission consultation on corporate criminal liability Earlier this month the Law Commission published a discussion paper and launched a consultation on corporate criminal liability... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 29 JUNE 2021 Healthcare sector welcomes EU approval on UK data adequacy decision Health leaders can breathe a sigh of relief as EU Member states have voted to approve the adequacy decision on the UK data protection regime which provides legal certainty for patients and the sector... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 29 JUNE 2021 New data strategy for health and care The strategy called Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data sets out the Secretary of State’s vision for how data will be used to improve the health and care of the population in a ‘safe, trusted and transparent’ way... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
29 JUNE 2021 'Incumbent' on NHS Trusts to make applications 'significantly earlier' says judge In a recent decision of the Court of Protection, Mrs Justice Lieven has expressed the court’s frustration with last minute applications - in this case for a caesarean section – and stressed the need for them to be made significantly earlier in the process than seems to be happening currently... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 28 JUNE 2021 Update: Integrated Care System development The publication of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Design Framework for Integrated Care Systems ahead of draft legislation, sets out minimum standards and expectations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 23 JUNE 2021 New EAT cases on flexible hours and discrimination Two recent cases from the Employment Appeal Tribunal illustrate some potential pitfalls when women with childcare responsibilities are asked to move away from fixed working hours... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 23 JUNE 2021 National Microbiology Framework: Overview of Call-Off Terms and Conditions The Mills & Reeve procurement team are delivering a webinar with Public Health England on 6 July at 12 noon to provide an overview of the call-off terms and conditions, including the ordering process under the new National Microbiology Framework... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 21 JUNE 2021 Inquests and the application of Article 2 The Divisional Court, which included the Chief Coroner have recently considered an important case involving the application of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the scope of the positive operational and the enhanced investigative Article 2 duties in R (Morahan) v Assistant Coroner for West London... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY RUTH MINNIS | 18 JUNE 2021 New guidance for the transfer and remission of adult prisoners and immigration removal centre detainees Back in 2018 NHS England and NHS Improvement undertook a period of engagement followed by a formal consultation in 2019 on guidance relating to individuals held within prisons and immigration removal centres (IRCs) who have been detained under the Mental Health Act for assessment and treatment within mental health in-patient services... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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