POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 30 MARCH 2021 'Puberty blocking' treatment: can parents' consent? Mrs Justice Lieven has recently given judgment on a case following on from the Bell decision on the NHS gender identity service that we commented on here... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read Mental health and mental capacity Patient care Primary care
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 29 MARCH 2021 Update: CQC on its regulatory approach from April 2021 As Covid-19 pressures in the health and care system start to ease, the CQC has announced that it will be expanding its inspection programme from next month... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 28 MARCH 2021 Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards implementation On 26 March the Department of Health and Social Care published their latest LPS update. So we now have further information on the progress of the draft Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 28 MARCH 2021 Au revoir coronavirus Care Act easements From today, 29 March 2021, lockdown regulations will replaced by a new set of regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 which will bring into force the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 23 MARCH 2021 CQC finds “worrying variation” in DNACPR decisions during Covid-19 On 18 March 2021 the regulator published Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during Covid-19 following its review of how DNACPR decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY KATRINA MCCRORY | 23 MARCH 2021 NICE guidance on safeguarding adults in care homes A key toolkit for commissioners of residential care for adults, care home providers, local authorities and Safeguarding Adult Boards and other health and care staff working with adults in care homes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY AMY O'BRIEN | 22 MARCH 2021 Supreme Court ruling on sleep-in shifts The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 22 MARCH 2021 Update No. 3: coronavirus guidance for Mental Health Tribunal hearings Although it may feel like many moons ago, you may remember our updates last year in relation to the Mental Health Pilot Practice Direction... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY ROB DAY | 17 MARCH 2021 Primary care update: New to Partnership Payment Scheme In this update, we answer some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to the New to Partnership Payment Scheme that was launched by NHS England in conjunction with the British Medical Association in order to encourage individuals to take up partnership within GP practices in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY AMANDA NARKIEWICZ | 17 MARCH 2021 Regulator updates its guidance on meeting the duty of candour This new guidance is a must read for providers of health and social care services who would be well advised to check that their systems comply with their duty of candour obligations... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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