Court maintains the suspension of a healthcare procurement in Lancashire Care case
04/06/18
For the first time the Court accepts that certain losses which were considerable but not catastrophic for the losing bidder could still not be adequately compensated by money.
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NHS England to announce £10m to retain GPs at a time when survey suggests 2 out of 5 GPs may quit
31/05/18
On 29 May, NHS England announced a new £10 m fund; £7m to support and retain GPs to be made available through regional-based schemes to promote new ways of working and by offering additional support through a new Local GP Retention Fund
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The CMA's Consultation on Consumer Law Advice for Care Homes -Have your say
31/05/18
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a consultation on draft advice it has prepared for providers of residential and nursing care homes for people in the UK over 65 on their consumer law obligations.
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Fighting Fraud in the NHS : Healthcare Recruitment Agent jailed following NHS Counter-Fraud Authority investigation
30/05/18
Following an NHS Counter-Fraud Authority ("NHSCFA") investigation, a medical recruitment agent, along with four health care assistants and a nurse were sentenced for fraud offences.
EAT holds that dismissal without warning was fair even where no act of gross misconduct
30/05/18
The EAT has found that a Claimant’s summary dismissal, without any existing warnings, was fair even though he had not committed any single act of gross misconduct.
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Lindsay v SRA [2018] EWHC 1275 (Admin) - decision to refuse a stay on grounds of ill health upheld
29/05/18
Sometimes a decision gets me thinking about my cases from a different perspective (in this case, from the Respondent's perspective). This is one of them, so I thought I'd share what my take home pointers were.
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GPs get £35k fine for leaving medical records in mothballed building
25/05/18
The ICO has issued a £35,000 fine against a GP practice in London which left medical information unsecured in a mothballed building, including medical records and prescription data.
Judge finds DePuy metal-on-metal hip implant not “defective”
25/05/18
The Court handed down judgement in what is already being described as a landmark case for product litigation.
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7 years on, Lords Select Committee to review Bribery Act 2010
23/05/18
7 years ago, the UK passed one of the most significant pieces of Anti-Bribery legislation in Europe - the Bribery Act 2010 ("the Act")
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House price growth still slowing
23/05/18
The ONS has released figures showing that property price increases are still slowing.
Reclaiming community estate overage
23/05/18
An insight into one of the key Government responses for NHS trusts and FTs that hold community estate.
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GMC announces working party of 10 to assist with the Marx Review into Gross Negligence Manslaughter
22/05/18
Yesterday the GMC announced the working group for Dame Clare Marx's independent review into gross negligence manslaughter (GNM) in healthcare following the case of Dr Bawa-Garba.