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Following the complex medical treatment case of AH where the Court of Appeal noted that there was an increase in Court of Protection judges visiting patients (Ps) in the context of ongoing proceedings, the Vice President of the Court of Protection has issued guidance...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a consultation on how it regulates the laws it monitors and enforces. The regulator is seeking views on three documents which together set out how the ICO aims to carry out its commitment to uphold information rights for the UK public in the digital age...

A consultation on proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a Bill of Rights...

Mandatory vaccination came into force for care home staff in November last year and was due to be introduced for frontline NHS and wider social care staff in regulated settings from 1 April...

The MHRA has launched an eight- week consultation on proposals for legislative changes for clinical trials...

Continuous professional development in adult safeguarding practice is essential and now more than ever, as many health and social work professionals will have seen an increase in referrals exacerbated by the pandemic...

Health and care providers – and care homes in England - will be taking stock of the Government’s announcement that legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment will be revoked...

Updated statutory guidance confirms the Department of Heath and Social Care's position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes pending the outcome of the Worcestershire case...

Updated operational guidance on Covid-19 vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes, with changes coming into force from April 2022...

With the end of “Plan B” COVID-19 restrictions, the publication of the Chief Coroner’s updated guidance note relating to the COVID-19 response, will we see a change in the way inquests are being managed in practice?

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of having hospital beds available to patients who need them and the increasing pressure on NHS Trusts to improve discharge rates...

Earlier this month, the Government made new regulations, approved by Parliament, which amended the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015...