15 April 2021 Blog Consultation on mandatory Covid-19 jabs for care home staff The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a five week consultation looking at requiring care home providers caring for older adults to deploy only those workers who have received their Covid-19 vaccination... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
14 April 2021 Blog Guidance and top tips for doctors and patients on virtual consultations On Monday 5 April, new guidance from the General Medical Council came into force on good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 April 2021 Blog Primary Care Networks: 10 top tips when sub-contracting In this update, we look at an ever increasing trend when it comes to sub-contracting the delivery of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) of any part of the DES (whether to a third party provider, your own provider arm or otherwise) and highlight some of our top tips when it comes to documenting this... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
14 April 2021 Blog Update from the Office of the Public Guardian on urgent adult safeguarding issues In February 2021, the Office of the Public Guardian published guidance to support NHS and social care staff check if a Covid-19 patient has an attorney or deputy... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 April 2021 Blog New updated forms for reporting child deaths From 1 April 2021 new forms are to be used for reporting child deaths to child deaths overview panels. The Department of Health and Social Care has updated and replaced four forms for use as part of the child death review investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
11 April 2021 Blog Health Ombudsman publishes further details of the new ‘NHS Complaint Standards’ The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published further details relating to the new ‘NHS Complaint Standards’ (the Standards)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 March 2021 Blog 'Puberty blocking' treatment: can parents' consent? Mrs Justice Lieven has recently given judgment on a case following on from the Bell decision on the NHS gender identity service that we commented on here... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
30 March 2021 Blog Update: CQC on its regulatory approach from April 2021 As Covid-19 pressures in the health and care system start to ease, the CQC has announced that it will be expanding its inspection programme from next month... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 March 2021 Blog Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards implementation On 26 March the Department of Health and Social Care published their latest LPS update. So we now have further information on the progress of the draft Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 March 2021 Blog Au revoir coronavirus Care Act easements From today, 29 March 2021, lockdown regulations will replaced by a new set of regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 which will bring into force the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 March 2021 Blog CQC finds “worrying variation” in DNACPR decisions during Covid-19 On 18 March 2021 the regulator published Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during Covid-19 following its review of how DNACPR decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
23 March 2021 Blog NICE guidance on safeguarding adults in care homes A key toolkit for commissioners of residential care for adults, care home providers, local authorities and Safeguarding Adult Boards and other health and care staff working with adults in care homes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read