Last month I shared links to the NMC’s two current public consultations (on the regulation of nursing associates and the new fitness to practise strategy).

The Health Secretary has published a letter to private providers in light of a critical CQC report on the independent health sector.

The Administrative Court has handed down a ruling that it is unlawful for coroners to ignore the requirements of faith communities when considering post-mortem management of bodies subject to their control.

It was a packed day at the Social Housing Finance Conference today, with some great speakers across the board.

It’s widely accepted that the Social Care sector is severely underfunded and in crisis. Everyone is waiting for the Government to publish its Green Paper on Social Care, expected this Summer which will need to look at system-wide reform.

CAR-T therapy trials have had extraordinary success, putting patients into remission, who had only months to live.

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA), created in November 2017 to replace NHS Protect, has published its business plan for 2018-2019.

In Ali v Capita Customer Management Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that fathers on Shared Parental Leave (SPL) cannot be compared with mothers on maternity leave.

An NHS Trust has brought proceedings against Sandip Atwal for contempt of court in clinical negligence proceedings. He has been found guilty of 14 counts.

Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey launched Labour’s green paper on social housing last week. The headline statistic is that Labour plan to build one million new homes over the next 10 years.

In this significant decision for NHS employers nationally, the High Court has reviewed the approach taken by numerous NHS Trusts to the monitoring of junior doctor rotas.

The NIS Regulations 2018 come into effect on 10 May 2018. The Regulations require Operators of Essential Services (OES) - including NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts