POSTED BY CLAIRE WILLIAMS | 30 MAY 2024 Information watchdog targets Freedom of Information Act compliance The Information Commissioner’s Office has focussed over the past 18 months on compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read Information governance
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 30 MAY 2024 Expansion of patient choice but what does it mean on the ground? Under Government proposals, patients requiring routine treatment outside of hospitals will be able to choose between multiple providers across the NHS, the independent and charity sectors... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 28 MAY 2024 New CQC inspections of integrated care systems paused The health and care regulator has announced that it will postpone ICS inspections until after the general election due to take place on 4th July... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CLAIRE CRAWFORD | 20 MAY 2024 IPCPP’s first review of a proposed contract award Independent Panel publishes first Provider Selection Regime case review... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY AMANDA NARKIEWICZ | 20 MAY 2024 Are CQC prosecutions on the rise? With the CQC's new Single Assessment Framework in full swing, we assess the uptick in CQC prosecutions and its approach to enforcement under the new framework... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JENNIFER LEWIS | 10 MAY 2024 New primary care Premises Costs Directions come into force New NHS (General Medical Services - Premises Costs) Directions 2024 come into force replacing the 2013 Directions... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 7 MAY 2024 Consultation period on NHS Constitution starts The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on amendments to the NHS Constitution... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 3 MAY 2024 Leases: negotiating heads of terms in primary care settings A sector specific lease is key to ensuring your terms comply with the rules for primary care contractors... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 1 MAY 2024 Safeguarding data and business operation With increasing digitisation of healthcare records, communications and decision-making, care home operators face an array of cyber security threats... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY CLAIRE WILLIAMS | 1 MAY 2024 It’s good to talk: transparency on data in the health and social care sector UK data protection regulator has published new guidance to provide regulatory certainty on how health and social care organisations should keep people properly informed... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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