POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 29 APRIL 2024 Updated: information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners New information sharing guidance for individuals and organisations that work with children in the social care, health... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Information governance
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 26 APRIL 2024 Update: Death certification reforms and the introduction of medical examiners The changes coming into force in September 2024 will put all the medical examiner system’s obligations, duties and responsibilities on a statutory footing... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CLAIRE WILLIAMS | 25 APRIL 2024 Big fines for big undertakings? Recent ICO guidance to be digested (without giving you indigestion!) Understanding ICO’s new approach to assessing financial penalties and the potential for fines against undertakings... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 23 APRIL 2024 The Procurement Act 2023: “go live” date announced The government has confirmed the 'go-live' date of the Procurement Act 2023 and published guidance on transitional arrangements... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 22 APRIL 2024 Duty of Candour review: call for evidence The Department of Health and Social Care launches call for evidence seeking views on the statutory duty of candour... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 22 APRIL 2024 Mental Health Act reform and CQC’s annual report on the use of the Act Spring has seen two important publications for the mental health sector whether you are a commissioner or provider of mental health services in the NHS or the independent sector... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 18 APRIL 2024 Diagnosing opportunities Independent healthcare providers have made a significant contribution to enhancing capacity and productivity in diagnostics... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY AMANDA NARKIEWICZ | 17 APRIL 2024 Ofsted learnings: is one word still enough? The Care Quality Commission has confirmed it will learn lessons from the death of Caversham Primary School head teacher, Ruth Perry, who took her own life after an Ofsted inspection... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CLAIRE WILLIAMS | 15 APRIL 2024 Data Subject Access Requests are not a proxy for pre-litigation disclosure Understanding the limits of Data Subject Access Requests... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY ISOBEL MATTHEWS | 25 MARCH 2024 New research spotlights DoLS in the care sector New report finds that the system for protecting the fundamental right to liberty of older people with diminished capacity is in “urgent” need of reform... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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