15 January 2021 Insight The inquest landscape post the Supreme Court’s decision in Maughan The Supreme Court have handed down a decision of some magnitude for inquest practitioners and those they represent. R (on the application of Maughan) (Appellant) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 46. Bookmark this page 7 min read
14 January 2021 Insight A ‘bold ambition’: Care Quality Commission’s new strategic plan now out for consultation The health and social care regulator is consulting on its strategy for the next five years and beyond. Its draft strategy document explains how it plans to develop its approach to regulation in the context of a changing health and care landscape – taking into account learning from the Covid-19 pandemic, the growth of new technology and the shift to delivering care as a ‘system’ rather than the ‘single provider service model’. In short, ensuring that the new regulatory model is fit for the future Bookmark this page 2 min read
12 January 2021 Insight Mammoth battle of NHS ping pong leads to successful restitution claim by Council In Surrey County Council v NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group [2020] the High Court allowed a private law claim in restitution by a local authority which alleged that a PCT (and its successor, the CCG) had been unjustly enriched by its refusal to accept commissioning responsibility for a young man placed into its area by the local authority. Bookmark this page 6 min read
5 January 2021 News New Year brings new investment for the world’s first IVF clinic Bourn Hall, the renowned IVF fertility clinics in the east of England, has secured significant investment from Triangle Capital Corporation, a Canadian-based investment firm. Bookmark this page 2 min read
A sense of direction for AI Artificial intelligence is bringing amazing advances to our world, particularly to the health and care sector. But, is it time for global, joined-up regulation? Read our research report conducted with AMRC. A sense of direction for AI