2 mins
13 Jul 2026
High Court backs complaints process over judicial review challenge
A recent Administrative Court decision is a useful reminder that judicial review remains a remedy of last resort.
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Health and care blog
Our health and care law blog provides insight on the latest legal, policy and commercial issues affecting the NHS and the independent health sector.
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1 mins
07 Jul 2026
Supreme Court to hear Townsend: Clinical decisions versus best interests
In a recent turn of events, the Supreme Court has granted permission to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Townsend case, handed down in March 2026.
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30 Jun 2026
Adult social care: The delivery infrastructure for NHS reform
The future of the NHS will not be delivered in hospitals alone. It will be shaped in homes, neighbourhoods and communities, where adult social care already operates at scale.
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24 Jun 2026
Preparing for the disposal of your pharmacy premises: Key legal considerations
The disposal of pharmacy premises, whether freehold or leasehold, involves a combination of property, contractual and regulatory considerations that should be addressed well in advance of a transaction.
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22 Jun 2026
Regulator sets out its approach to artificial intelligence
The Care Quality Commission has published its first formal statement on artificial intelligence (AI), setting out its role, expectations and plans for AI in health and social care.
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15 Jun 2026
Neighbourhood health delivery: Aligning outcomes, accountability and local success
How do systems translate national ambition into local action, align partners around shared outcomes, and put accountability in the right place to make change stick?
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2 mins
04 Jun 2026
Care home acquisitions attract further scrutiny
Following its recent review of four completed acquisitions of over 600 operational care homes by Welltower Inc, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened another merger inquiry into a completed acquisition in the care homes sector.
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04 Jun 2026
Investigating mental health under PSRIF
HSSIB’s latest work explores how patient safety incidents in mental health are being investigated under the Patient Safety Investigations Response Framework highlighting both the shift to system based learning and the challenges of applying it in complex care settings.
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3 mins
02 Jun 2026
A turning point for deprivation of liberty
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has unanimously overruled its 2014 majority decision in Cheshire West, fundamentally reshaping the definition of deprivation of liberty.
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02 Jun 2026
NHS dental contract changes in England from June 2026
The second wave of reforms is expected to come into force on 23 June 2026. These changes will further reshape how NHS dental services are commissioned, delivered and paid for.
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01 Jun 2026
Call for evidence on the mental health strategy launched
The Department of Health and Social Care has recently launched a call for evidence to inform its new cross-government mental health strategy.
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19 May 2026
An update to the Chief Coroner’s Bench Book: Release of the deceased’s body
New guidance for Coroners clarifies how rare but sensitive disputes over the release of a body should be resolved, placing the deceased’s wishes and the role of the executor at the centre of decision‑making.
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