20 January 2021 Blog Patient safety update Government to appoint Patient Safety Commissioner for England. The Government has provided an update on its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review report which was published in July 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
20 January 2021 Blog New Chief Coroner Law Sheet on Maughan Law Sheet No.6: Maughan, 13 January 2021. The Chief Coroner from time to time provides guidance to coroners on various matters and also occasionally on the law, following an important case... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
20 January 2021 Blog The OfS provides its expectations for the January 2021 lockdown In her letter to higher education providers of Friday 14 January 2021, the Director of Regulation at the Office for Students has set out the regulator’s expectations of HE providers in this period of coronavirus induced lockdown. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 January 2021 Blog Agriculture Act: What does it mean for you? The long awaited Agriculture Act 2020 was passed into law on 11 November 2020. Given other world events it didn’t get much news coverage outside of the interested parties... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 January 2021 Blog Update on guidance for those caring for vulnerable adults who lack capacity The Department of Health and Social Care has recently updated its guidance for health and social care staff who are caring for or treating adults who lack capacity during the new national lockdown in England that began on 6 January 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
15 January 2021 Blog CQC’s regulatory approach during the third Covid-19 lockdown At the start of the pandemic the CQC paused its routine inspections and focused their activity in response to risk... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 January 2021 Blog Reforming the Mental Health Act Just over two years ago, Professor Sir Simon Wessely concluded his Independent Review of the Mental Health Act which readers may recall our briefing on... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 January 2021 Blog CQC’s new five year strategy out for consultation The world of health and social care is changing. So are we. The regulator published its strategy consultation – the product it says of over 10,000 interactions with stakeholders, and sets out a ‘bold ambition’ for the next five years... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
14 January 2021 Blog An important decision for those involved in commissioning community care packages In a recent case, the High Court allowed a private law claim in restitution by a local authority which alleged that a Primary Care Trust ... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
14 January 2021 Blog IR35 training courses HMRC is running workshops on the changes to IR35 which will come into force in April 2021, having been previously delayed... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
14 January 2021 Blog Site Operating Procedures Version 7 The Construction Leadership Council has issued Site Operating Procedures Version 7... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 January 2021 Blog Fire Safety- EWS1 Forms – When should they be required? Following the Grenfell Tragedy, one of the changes to improve the response to fire safety issues and to provide certainty to the housing market was the introduction of the EWS1 form... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read