POSTED BY JILL MASON | 13 JUNE 2022 Quality and clinical improvement: Seni's Law to prevent use of force in mental health settings December 2021 saw commencement of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 to better protect patients in mental health settings. Final statutory guidance was published following public consultation... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 13 JUNE 2022 Quality and clinical improvement: CQC on restraint, segregation and seclusion The Care Quality Commission published Out of sight – who cares? report in October 2020, which looked at the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in care services. They have recently published their second report commenting on the progress achieved so far... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 13 JUNE 2022 Liberty Protection Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act Code consultation - have your say The Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Justice has launched its 16-week consultation on a new draft Mental Capacity Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 13 JUNE 2022 The interplay between data protection and litigation Whilst data protection obligations have existed for quite some time, it is only in more recent years, since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (now known as UK GDPR), that data protection has become part of mainstream legal consciousness... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 6 JUNE 2022 Gillick competence, puberty blockers and the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has refused an application for permission to appeal in the matter of Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The decision reaffirms the principle of Gillick competence... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 20 MAY 2022 New refreshed guidance on the professional duty of candour All healthcare professionals have a duty of candour – this is the professional duty to be open and honest with their colleagues, employers, professional regulators and relevant organisations when things go wrong... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 16 MAY 2022 Queen’s speech: health and care specific announcements The Government’s commitment, announced in the Queen’s speech, to bring forward new mental health legislation is welcome news. There are also a number of other Bills announced which will be of interest to the wider health and care sector... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 16 MAY 2022 CQC finds a lot more to be done on restraint, segregation and seclusion review Since the CQC published its Out of sight – who cares? report in October 2020, which looked at the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in care services, the regulator has published its second report commenting on the progress achieved so far and the areas where further work is still needed... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 16 MAY 2022 Queen’s speech promises legislation to reform the Mental Health Act In last week’s (10 May 2022) Queen’s speech, the Government announced its plans to publish draft legislation to reform the Mental Health Act in England and Wales... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 16 MAY 2022 Government increases funding for nursing care in care homes The Department of Health and Social Care’s announcement on 11 May 2022 confirmed that the standard weekly rate per person paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care has increased by 11.5% from £187.60 to £209.19 for 2022 to 2023 ... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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