A revised standard template and variation framework has been issued by the Department of Health (drawing from the Crown Commercial Services Procurement Policy Note and model clauses) for use in the purchasing of goods or services by the NHS.

A woman has been arrested after an abusive note was left on an ambulance, complaining about where the ambulance was parked.

The Joint Committee for Human Rights is seeking submissions regarding the reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards by Friday 2 March 2018.

The First Tier Tribunal Property Chamber has ruled that the leaseholders of Citiscape, a private tower block in Croydon, must collectively pay the cost of removing dangerous cladding from their building.

In connection with HEFMA, Partner, Ian Cooper has written an insight outlining 10 things you need to know about the CQC’s new inspection framework.

This case sheds light on how courts are dealing with the application of new fundamental dishonesty rules in civil claims. Mrs Justice Cockerill indicated that the claimant had compromised his claim by lying about an important element of the case.

CQC has issued a new consultation for Independent Healthcare providers. These changes build on CQC's new strategy of a more targeted and responsive inspection regime.

The proposed Department of Health Annual Group Accounts manual 2018/19 (which applies to NHS bodies) includes a potential requirement to publish costs, by accruals and identified by name, for locum staff.

On Tuesday 30th January 2018 the Government announced that they would be launching an independent review into the use of vaginal mesh.

The Government published “the Good Work Plan”, its response to “Good Work”, the review into modern working practices which was led by Matthew Taylor in late 2017.

See our February 2018 Housing case law update

The government has issued its long awaited response to the Naylor Review.