Capsticks’ bi-weekly roundup of insights and news stories affecting emergency services.

An insight into the effectiveness of CPNs and when they should be used

Since 2015, Capsticks has been working in collaboration with the Wimbledon Guild, a charity in Wimbledon that supports many older people in the Merton community, to deliver the "Gadget Workshop".

The government has announced a trial of Body-Worn-Video for ambulance staff - 15% of whom report assaults at work.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published new "how to" guides this week, aimed at improving the quality of accommodation in the private rented sector.

Last month, Ian Dalton, Chief Executive of NHS Improvement, outlined changes to its current rules aimed to further reduce the spending on agency staff across the NHS.

Court of Appeal has provided some further guidance on what will amount to a "protected disclosure" under the whistleblowing legislation.

Capsticks’ bi-weekly roundup of insights and news stories affecting emergency services.

Guidance issued changing the way public funding for representation for families at Article 2 inquests is decided.

Leading doctors yesterday (25 June) rejected calls for the BMA to consider charging patients (between £5 to £25) for GP appointments in order to prop up the NHS.

Mr Hampton had a hip replacement and the wrong prosthetic was implanted, which has been categorised as a "never event" since 2011. The hospital informed HSIB and the incident was selected as the reference incident into a national investigation.

An insight into the the Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited judgment.