Housing case law - March 2018 update
09/03/18
Our monthly housing case law update.
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Court of Appeal confirms integrity is a more nebulous concept than honesty
08/03/18
In handing down Judgment yesterday in the Wingate and Evans and Malins appeals, Lord Justice Rupert Jackson confirmed that integrity and dishonesty are separate concepts, lending support to regulators, such as the SRA
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International Women’s Day - where are we now?
08/03/18
This International Women’s Day, I have been at a drinks event at the CIH Conference in Brighton organised by Women in Social Housing.
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New CQC guidance on combining Ratings for Quality and Use of Resources
08/03/18
The CQC has this week published up -to-date guidance setting out a new methodology for awarding overall ratings to NHS Trusts.
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Succession planning for GP partnerships
07/03/18
There has been a lot of talk this week about how law firms often ‘bottle it’ when having succession and retirement discussions and lose many business benefits as a result.
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BMA suggests workload limits for GPs
07/03/18
I recently attended the Westminster Forum: The future of General Practice in England, and the consensus was that that primary care is in crisis.
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International Women’s Day 2018 - Press for progress and hosing sausages
07/03/18
Take a look at what IWD means to the people at Capsticks, it’s not just about women (or heaven forbid pink beer don’t get me started) but about creating an equal playing field for everyone in the workplace.
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Breakthrough in prostate cancer test
05/03/18
An NHS trial aims to cut prostate cancer diagnosis times from six weeks to a matter of days.
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The Business of a law firm
05/03/18
With International Women’s Day coming up on 8th March, now is a great time to think about the significance of diversity and inclusion in a law firm.
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Robotic surgery - legal considerations
05/03/18
With the ever rapid development of robotics and technology it is not surprising that its use in healthcare is increasing. Many hospitals already have surgeons trained to use robots to perform complex and difficult surgery.
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Key housing messages from Theresa May's speech
05/03/18
Theresa May's much-trailed speech on increasing housing development via changes to planning rules has been delivered at the National Planning Conference this morning.
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Planning change - the solution to increasing housing supply, or a cog in a much bigger wheel?
05/03/18
I was interested, over the weekend, to read the press trailers for the new planning rules that are to be announced later today. The changes are to support the Government's aim to increase the delivery of new homes in the UK, and tackle the housing crisis.