POSTED BY KATRINA MCCRORY | 23 MAY 2021 Government responds to ombudsman’s report on NHS Continuing Healthcare In November 2020, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a report, Continuing Healthcare: Getting it right first time following a review of 60 CHC cases... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read Commissioning Contracts and procurement
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 23 MAY 2021 The latest on working time and holiday pay The risk of large backdated claims for statutory holiday pay has been with us for some years. In our latest article, we explain some recent developments which could help employers assess their risk more accurately... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 23 MAY 2021 Update: procurement law reform Earlier this year, we held an online webinar looking at the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement where we discussed some of the changes proposed to the public procurement regime in the UK... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 17 MAY 2021 National Quality Board on quality in ICSs Last month this three page Position Statement was published for those working in health and care systems. It starts with a reminder of the Triple Aim duty to “deliver high quality care and put quality, including safety, at the forefront of planning an decision making”... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY MATT BROMILOW | 12 MAY 2021 Cladding and fire safety: key considerations Following the Grenfell disaster in June 2017, many of those with an interest in buildings which contain residential accommodation and which are over 18 metres have been carrying out investigations on their buildings to see if, from a fire safety perspective, they were built in accordance with the Building Regulations in force at the time of construction... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY RHIAN VANDRILL | 11 MAY 2021 ICS landscape: planning for the future Getting ready for provider collaboratives and place-based partnership working. With April 2021 marking the deadline by which all areas in England need to be part of an Integrated Care System or ICS, we look at how the ICS landscape is evolving... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JOANNA BURROWS | 11 MAY 2021 Update: Government guidance on sleep-ins and payment of National Minimum Wage Latest update provides helpful guidance to the care sector on what constitutes working hours for which the National Minimum Wage (NMW) must be paid... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 10 MAY 2021 The Queen’s Speech: something for everyone or not? Unveiling the Government’s plans, the Queen announced plans to bring forward legislation to “empower the NHS to innovate and embrace technology. Patients will receive more tailored and preventative care, closer to home [Health and Care Bill]... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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