Creating an integrated primary and secondary care system – Is your trust ready?
09/11/17
The Five Year Forward View makes it clear that the integration of primary and secondary care systems
Supreme Court ruling on discrimination claims against regulatory bodies
02/11/17
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the case of Michalak v General Medical Council
Employment tribunal fees refund scheme begins
23/10/17
The government announced the first details of the employment tribunal fees refund scheme
Learning from mistakes and effective serious incident investigation
16/10/17
Serious incident (SI) investigations are a critical post incident analysis tool
The state of the care sector: ‘winter is coming’
06/10/17
An article written by Jamie Cuffe, Partner in our Commercial team.
Doctors and family who agree on withdrawal of feeding no longer need to apply to Court
26/09/17
On 20 September 2017, Mr Justice Peter Jackson (before moving on to the Court of Appeal) handed down a judgment that clarifies the law, for a difficult and emotive aspect of treatment, for both practitioners and families alike.
Changing times: Government publishes response to discount rate consultation
12/09/17
Last week, on the same day that the National Audit Office (NAO)
Department of Health issues guidance on “retire and return”
10/08/17
The Department of Health has issued new guidance for NHS employers
EAT upholds whistleblowing detriment claim against non-executive directors
02/08/17
The EAT ruled that two NEDs of the petroleum company were personally liable for losses flowing from the dismissal of the CEO after he was dismissed for making protected disclosures.
Revised NHSI guidance on IR35
06/06/17
NHS improvement has revised its guidance to NHS providers on whether or not workers providing services
Is your CCG constitution fit for the future?
11/05/17
The purdah period before the General Election provides CCGs with a great opportunity
Dismissal over concern regarding the real identity of a nurse found to be fair
03/05/17
The claimant, a Rwandan national, was dismissed after doubts were raised regarding her real identity.