The Government has launched a review into how the NHS responds to concerns about medical treatments with the aim of finding a fairer and quicker way of resolving similar concerns in the future.

Commonhold was intended as a new model of ownership, to replace leasehold for residential owners. Yet is has spectacularly failed to take off.

In a speech to the Patient Safety Conference in London today, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will set a five-year target to halve harm from prescribing errors.

The GMC review is an interesting development in the continuing debate surrounding the criminal and regulatory proceedings brought against Dr Bawa-Garba - a case that has generated much discussion within our professional discipline team here at Capsticks.

Post Saville, Rotherham, and Winterbourne Care Home and the ongoing Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, there has been a significant rise in historic abuse claims.

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.