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Will the GMC lose the right to appeal Medical Practitioners Tribunal decisions?
18/04/18
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for the General Medical Council (GMC) to lose its right (since 2015) to appeal decisions reached by its own fitness to practise hearings before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT).
Intellectual property and the NHS
18/04/18
Read our insight into claims brought by independent / private health providers on Intellectual property issues
Housing case law - April 2018 update
18/04/18
April's housing case law update
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Trainee GP saved from deportation
17/04/18
At a time when we desperately need more GPs, I welcome the decision of the Home Office to withdraw it's appeal to deport Singaporean GP trainee, Dr Ong, who has lived in the UK for 10 years, and is 5 months away from qualifying as a GP.
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Court victory for the "Right to be forgotten"
17/04/18
In a ground-breaking 76-page judgment, Mr Justice Warby has ruled that a businessman, NT2, who was jailed for 6 months has been successful in his "de-listing" claim to force Google to remove search links that appeared on Google relating to NT2's
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Maternity Incentive Scheme
16/04/18
This NHS publication provides a helpful summary of the newly introduced Maternity Incentive Scheme. This is a great initiative to improve patient safety and to help reduce obstetric incidents.
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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Housing Sector- key lessons
13/04/18
I chaired a round table today with CEOs from the Housing sector. Key learnings around M and A
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An end to NIMBYISM?
11/04/18
Recent research by AXA shows an increased understanding by individuals that social housing needs to be built in their neighbourhoods.
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Busy times for the NMC - another consultation: Regulating Nursing Associates
10/04/18
A gap in care provision was identified between the role of healthcare assistants and registered nurses. This gap is going to be filled with the introduction of nursing associates, who will be regulated by the NMC.
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Being kind and the rewards
06/04/18
”We are living in a strange world,” she says, “a virtual world, full of comparison and isolation. We spend so long staring at our phones and avoiding real contact with people
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First 100 years - advice for female lawyers
06/04/18
Whether you’re a lawyer, wannabe lawyer or just interested in the subject I can highly recommend the brilliant series of @first100years and @ddenissmith - stories of women in law.
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Newly formed NHS Counter Fraud body secures first criminal conviction
06/04/18
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) secured its first criminal conviction last week against a former Locksmith employed by Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust who was found guilty of defrauding the NHS of almost £600,000.