POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Government’s response to the Coroner Service Inquiry The Government remains committed to its aims of putting bereaved people at the heart of the inquest and to ensuring that the inquest process is as sensitive as possible to their needs... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read Coronavirus (COVID-19) Inquests
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 Court of Appeal re-affirms ‘Gillick competence’ in GIDS judicial review The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which leads the national Gender Identity and Development Service (GIDS), has successfully appealed .... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY FIONA GOODMAN | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 Vaccine exemption guidance With today (16 September) marking the last day for staff working in CQC registered care homes in England to have their first vaccine if they want to be fully vaccinated... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 NHSX sets out new Information Governance Framework on Shared Care Records NHSX’s framework on Shared Care Records (ShCRs) is for Information Governance professionals (IG), designed to provide... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHARLOTTE LEWIS | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 NHSX outlines new digital guidelines for NHS trusts The What Good Looks Like (WGLL) framework sets out NHSX’s flagship programme to create a clear vision for good digital practice across health and care that supports Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and organisations to level up – the ‘North Star’ for NHS Leaders embarking on digital transformation regardless of where they are on their tech journey... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Court of Protection and serious medical treatment cases The case of AH is the third case Mr Justice Hayden has decided involving treatment withdrawal in the context of Covid-19.... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY MOLLY SANGHERA | 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 Updated guidance on ordinary residence disputes Regular readers who have been following the ping pong of the section 117 ordinary residence disputes between Worcestershire and Swindon may be interested to know that the Department of Health and Social Care published updated statutory guidance on 27 August 2021..... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY KEVIN DUCE | 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 Inquests, expert reports and litigation privilege In the matter of an application for Judicial Review by Linda Kercher and Carol Mitchell [2020] NICA 31, the first thing to say is that.... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JOANNA BURROWS | 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 Levelling the playing field on vaccinations in the wider health and care sector A consultation has been launched on extending mandatory vaccination requirements beyond care homes to other health and care settings for Covid-19 but also for flu. The consultation ... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JOANNA BURROWS | 7 SEPTEMBER 2021 Judicial review challenge of mandatory vaccinations in care homes As many commentators predicted, a judicial review challenge is shortly to be launched challenging the new Regulations (The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021), which come into force from 11 November 2021 requiring ... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
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