Claims for psychiatric injury in the workplace
16/08/18
We are seeing a growing number of claims for psychiatric injury arising from healthcare employees who are overworked and under supported, and those claiming that they have been bullied or harassed in the workplace.
Dr Bawa-Garba wins her appeal: Suspended, Not Erased
14/08/18
There are some cases where the facts are such that erasure of a doctor is the only proper and reasonable sanction. Dr Bawa-Garba’s case was not one of them.
Spotlight on The Social Housing Green Paper
14/08/18
It's out! Finally, after weeks of waiting, the Social Housing Green Paper has been released today. Our housing experts have been busy analysing the paper and set out the below summary of what you need to know.
Blog
14/08/18
Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the NHS continues to rely on vital agency workers to fill staffing gaps in frontline NHS services.
Why do I need a partnership deed?
13/08/18
To welcome Puja to the firm we asked her to address some of the most common questions we receive on this topic from GPs and Practice Managers.
Blog
10/08/18
The end of MedTech week coincides with the start of a new football season. In a week when the father of a schoolboy footballer who sadly collapsed during a football match and died three days later from an underlying undiagnosed cardiac condition
Emergency services roundup - 9 August
09/08/18
Capsticks’ bi-weekly roundup of insights and news stories affecting emergency services.
Blog
08/08/18
CCGs and NHS England are under obligations in exercising their functions to have regard to the need to reduce health inequalities. Almost all public authorities are under obligations to have due regard to the need to reduce inequalities
Blog
06/08/18
An interesting judgment that finds that the existing statutory protection against discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 can be interpreted to cover discrimination against someone because of their belief in Scottish independence.
The new National Planning Policy Framework - our summary
02/08/18
Our summary of the key points from the new National Planning Policy Framework.
No requirement for court approval to withdraw treatment in agreed prolonged disorder of consciousness cases
01/08/18
Supreme Court upholds decision on withdrawal of CANH in the case of NHS Trust v Y [2018] UKSC 46.