POSTED BY JILL MASON | 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 Reforming the Mental Health Act When can we expect the Government’s White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act 1983? In answer to a written question, Ms Nadine Dorries, Minister of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health confirmed that the Government has committed to publish a White Paper... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mental health
POSTED BY LUCY JOHNSTON | 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards The second Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) update was published by the Department of Health and Social Care on 28 September. You can view it here. It sets out a timetable for development and implementation of the LPS... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 24 SEPTEMBER 2020 Regulator publishes latest Covid-19 insight report: issue 4 In this month’s report, the Care Quality Commission focus on infection prevention and control (IPC) in different health and care settings and the ways services across 11 regions have collaborated in response to the coronavirus... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 CCGs: what does good corporate governance look like? Is it a well-run clinical commissioning group that achieves its objectives as a minimum? Understanding CCG corporate governance requires understanding what a CCG can (and must) do... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY JILL WESTON | 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 A noteworthy decision on adult deprivation of liberty A recent Court of Protection decision considers whether a patient (P) detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and discharged under a section 7 guardianship order to a supported living placement was deprived of their liberty under Article 5 of European Convention on Human Rights... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 15 SEPTEMBER 2020 NHSX publishes a buyer’s guide to AI in health and care 10 questions for making informed procurement decisions about Artificial Intelligence products. The use of Artificial Intelligence or AI is expanding fast. Its use is already impacting positively on our health and care system from supporting diagnostic solutions to medical imaging... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 9 SEPTEMBER 2020 Covid-19 reconfiguration: making temporary health service changes permanent Over the past six months, we have witnessed a wave of Covid-19 health service changes take place across the country... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 7 SEPTEMBER 2020 NEW edition of Who Pays? published: clarity on commissioning and payment for out of area placements - or not? So, as promised in our article, this blog sets out our thoughts on section 14 of Who Pays? This covers the exception to the general commissioning responsibility rules relating to out of area placements of adults for continuing care... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 7 SEPTEMBER 2020 Anorexia: mental capacity and medical treatment An NHS Foundation Trust v AB. A new Court of Protection decision involving the treatment of an anorexia nervosa patient (with a diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder) highlights a number of issues of interest to clinical teams from capacity and insight to medical treatment and force feeding... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 6 SEPTEMBER 2020 Are you part of an NHS-led provider collaborative? We share insights from our learning and experience of working with NHS-led lead provider collaboratives on what makes a successful collaborative – the honeymoon can fade fairly quickly as you get down to the difficult issues... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
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