7 January 2022 Blog Consultation on mental capacity small payments scheme – deadline 12 January A Ministry of Justice consultation seeks views on a set of changes around accessing limited funds belonging to an individual who lacks mental capacity... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 January 2022 Blog Primary Care Estate and the role of the delayed Integrated Care Boards For those GP practices with premises development in the offing, it may be frustrating to hear that the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will not become statutory bodies until 1 July 2022, and not 1 April 2022 as originally planned... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 December 2021 Blog ICS go live date set to be delayed to July 2022 All 42 Integrated Care Systems are expected to be fully operational by April 2022 but the move to put ICSs on a statutory footing looks set to be delayed by three months to July 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 December 2021 Blog New report on workforce and talent development Earlier this month, Public Policy Projects published a report on Workforce and Talent Development – More Time to Care... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 December 2021 Blog Covid-19 inquiry chair announced On 15 December 2021 the Prime Minister announced the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 December 2021 Blog LPS reforms implementation delay confirmed The Government has now formally accepted that the long-awaited Liberty Protection Safeguards cannot be implemented by the original dated of April 2022. This had been inevitable for some time given the need for a consultation period, return to Parliament and then a gap to allow organisations to prepare and adapt to the new regulations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 December 2021 Blog Mandatory vaccines for health and care workers: regulations coming into force The draft regulations making vaccination a condition of deployment for health and social care workers were finally approved by Parliament on 14 December 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 December 2021 Blog Decision-making by 16-17 year olds: refusal of medical treatment The Court of Appeal has given judgment on the case of Re E (Children: Blood Transfusion) in which it dealt with two appeals from teenagers who argued that first instance judges were wrong to order that it was lawful for them to receive blood transfusions if it became necessary to do so in the course of medical treatment... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 December 2021 Blog Mandatory vaccinations in care homes: extension to the self-certification cut-off A letter from the Department of Health and Social Care to adult social care providers, local authorities and agencies explains that the time-period for people working or deployed in care homes to self-certify that they are medically exempt from vaccination is being extended to... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 December 2021 Blog New guidance on mandatory vaccination of frontline health and care staff Following the Government’s announcement last month that Covid-19 vaccination is to become a condition of deployment for frontline health and care staff, NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance and resources... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 December 2021 Blog Using the full potential of technology to put People at the Heart of Care The recently published Adult Social Care White Paper: People at the Heart of Care has a major focus on using the full potential of technology to support people’s lives and aspirations... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 December 2021 Blog People at the Heart of Care There is a lot of detail in the Adult Social Care Reform White Paper published on 1 December - whether you are in the public or independent sector there are a number of points to note... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read