An insight into the question of whether a man taking shared parental leave is entitled to the same rate of pay as a female employee taking maternity leave.

Theresa May has announced that the Government will meet all the costs of removing and replacing dangerous cladding in buildings owned by local authorities and housing associations. The bill is expected to be around £400m.

About half of mothers in the UK develop a mental health problem of some sort during that time, such as postnatal depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and postpartum psychosis, according to the parenting charity NCT.

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The number of product recalls are increasing due to greater public awareness of product safety risks (often circulated via social media) and are particularly prevalent in the automotive and food sectors.

It is concerning to see the impact of mental health issues amongst younger lawyers. LawCare (a superb charity that supports and promotes good mental health and wellbeing in the legal community) flagged up the Law Society’s Junior Lawyer

The RCN have published guidance which is intended to support organisations who might want to consider working with dogs in a health care setting. See here.

The MDDUS's Spring edition of Practice Manager includes a useful article on the value of a having a GP partnership deed in light of the Appeal Court decision in Cheema v Jones.

GDPR is an evolution of the earlier law set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 and many of the principles are similar. However, individuals have enhanced rights, and there are some more onerous obligations on organisations to demonstrate compliance.

I was interested to read in PULSE today that the chief executive of Wessex LMC, Dr Nigel Watson, has been appointed chair of the independent review of the GP partnership model to consider how this needs to evolve in the modern NHS.

With news that the Regulator of Social Housing has warned against Registered Providers (RPs) losing sight of social value, is it time for the sector to reassess its motives?

It is shocking to hear of healthcare or emergency services workers being assaulted whilst carrying out their duties.