21 November 2022 Blog New guidance on statutory transactions involving NHS trusts and Integrated Care Boards NHS England has published refreshed guidance on assuring NHS transactions, including acquisitions and mergers... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
21 November 2022 Blog Changes to the NHS provider licence to support system working and collaboration NHS England has published a consultation on changes to the NHS provider licence – the first substantive consultation since 2013... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 November 2022 Blog Procurement Bill: progress update The Procurement Bill has had a second outing. A second draft of the Bill has now been published and the Bill has begun a further stage... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 November 2022 Blog A cautionary tale for contracting authorities: Integrated Care Boards take note A High Court decision has raised concerns amongst contracting authorities and commissioners about its impact .... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 November 2022 Blog Challenging a procurement decision A recent case emphasises how difficult a procurement challenge can be for tenderers... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
7 November 2022 Blog Court of Appeal on Article 2 inquests The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Morahan upholds the decision of the Divisional Court and the Assistant Coroner that the ECHR Article 2 duty was not engaged in Ms Morahan’s case... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
4 November 2022 Blog State of Care: maternity services In this final posting in our blog series on the CQC's State of care report, we highlight the regulator's concerns about maternity services... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 November 2022 Blog State of Care: social care In this fourth posting in our blog series on the regulator's State of care report, we look at what the report tells us about social care... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
2 November 2022 Blog State of Care: deprivation of liberty safeguards In this year’s State of Care report, CQC highlights its concerns about specific service areas, in particular ongoing problems with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards process... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
1 November 2022 Blog State of Care: learning disability and autism In this year’s State of Care report, CQC highlights its concerns about specific service areas, in particular those that care for people with a learning disability and autistic people... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
1 November 2022 Blog CQC fines NHS trust for failing to seek consent to care and treatment The health and care regulator has fined an NHS trust for failures around consent... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 October 2022 Blog Regulator warns of a health and care system in ‘gridlock’ The Care Quality Commission finds a health and care system “unable to operate effectively”– with patient flow challenges seen in acute hospital wards, emergency departments and ambulance waits... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read