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02 Apr 2026
Mental Health Act – changes afoot!
After the flurry of excitement on 18 December 2025 when the Mental Health Act 2025 gained Royal Assent we have the next development. On 6 April there will be an important change.
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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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2 mins
30 Mar 2026
NHS decarbonisation framework: A shift from planning to delivery
The NHS’s drive to decarbonise its estate has moved into a new phase, with the NOE CPC launching a £1bn national framework covering decarbonisation and energy infrastructure works.
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2 mins
30 Mar 2026
More data on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: DHSC’s statistics
The Department of Health and Social Care has released the latest statistics from the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) for England, covering the 2024 to 2025 period.
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3 mins
25 Mar 2026
CQC signals a more a collaborative approach to regulation
At this year’s Care England conference, Chris Badger, who recently became the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care, shared how the CQC is transforming its approach to regulating adult social care.
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23 Mar 2026
AI and cancer vaccine innovation: Insights from the Green Templeton lecture series
We are delighted to sponsor the 2026 Green Templeton lecture series – Innovation and the Future of Health: Find, Fail, Fly – which sets the tone for a thought provoking programme exploring the future of health innovation. We bring you insights from the lecture series.
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13 Mar 2026
Preparing for NHS dental contract changes and workforce expansion
This April sees the roll-out of a series of important reforms to the NHS dental contract.
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3 mins
10 Mar 2026
Surveillance in healthcare: Guidance for healthcare professionals when patients want to record consultations
In the fifth blog of our five-part series on surveillance in healthcare, we set out guidance for healthcare professionals when patients want to record medical conversations.
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2 mins
05 Mar 2026
The CMA is looking at private dentistry – preparing for the market study
The CMA has today launched a market study into the private dentistry sector focusing on the supply of private dental services, including preventative, clinically necessary and cosmetic treatments in the UK.
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3 mins
05 Mar 2026
Care funding, personal injury trusts and the limits of double recovery
A recent High Court decision, R (CGT) v West Sussex County Council, has significant implications for NHS and local authority commissioners navigating the interface between personal injury compensation, statutory funding duties and financial assessments.
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2 mins
05 Mar 2026
Bridging the gap: Patient safety incident response framework and the coronial process
Healthcare providers are adapting to a new approach to patient safety investigations following the introduction of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in August 2022.
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3 mins
02 Mar 2026
Surveillance in healthcare: Facial recognition technologies in the workplace
In the fourth blog of our five part series on surveillance in healthcare, we examine the use of FRT in the workplace, exploring their potential benefits, associated risks and challenges, and the professional responsibilities involved in deploying them.
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3 mins
02 Mar 2026
The CMA is looking at private dentistry – understanding the stages of a market study
With the CMA signalling that it may launch a market study into private dentistry, understanding the market study process is essential.
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