All Legal articles – Page 70
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NewsMid Staffs fined over 'avoidable' death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 for the “wholly avoidable” death of a diabetic patient.
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NewsCCG ordered to review egg freezing policy
A Clinical Commissioning Group has been told by a High Court judge that its policy on assistive reproduction technique - is “unlawful”.
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Blogs
You need more than a change in the law to improve care
Without resources and changes in attitude things remain the same
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HSJ KnowledgeBeware these legal pitfalls in the journey to seven day working
How to implement a new way to work
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NewsLawyers push for disclosure of Maidstone cancer surgery report
Solicitors representing the families of cancer patients who died after potentially avoidable surgical complications have criticised the hospital for refusing to publish a report into the cases.
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HSJ PartnersThe impact of new CQC powers on providers
The regulator will gain new enforcement powers
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NewsExclusive: NMC to get new legal powers to re-open cases after Mid Staffs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to be granted new powers by the government to allow it to re-open closed fitness to practise cases, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeprivation of liberty – guidelines from the Supreme Court
What constitutes a deprivation of liberty?
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CommentGood luck with the new job, Simon. Here's your to-do list…
Experts outline the biggest issues facing the new NHS England chief
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NewsExclusive: Former HR director alleges bullying and false imprisonment at The Christie
A former human resources director of The Christie Foundation Trust is suing the organisation for exposing her to bullying, harassment and false imprisonment which she says left her with an enduring stress-related illness, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHeart surgeon loses court fight against trust
A heart surgeon who has not returned to work since five of his patients died after becoming infected with an antibiotic resistant bug during valve replacements has lost a High Court case against his employer.
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NewsCCG wins legal battle over contract suspension
A clinical commissioning group has won a legal battle to award a contract for work that had already been given to other providers under the trust special administration process.
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HSJ Local
Services 'safe' at Leeds children's heart surgery unit
PERFORMANCE: Children’s heart surgery at a Leeds trust, suspended last year following concerns over mortality rates, has been found “safe” in an NHS England review.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England challenged over primary care support redundancy plans
NHS England has been warned it could face unfair dismissal claims over plans to make about 900 commissioning staff redundant, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDuty of candour set to be extended to 100,000 incidents
NHS providers will be required to tell patients about all but the very least serious patient safety incidents under the new statutory duty of candour, if the recommendations of a government commissioned review are adopted into law.
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NewsAnalysis: Increase in procurement and competition challenges
Providers are increasingly willing to use the procurement, patient choice and competition regulations to challenge decisions, experts have stated, after HSJ analysis identified six of the first legal challenges to emerge.
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HSJ PartnersEmployers that lose at tribunals face a 'quadruple jeopardy'
New law under the Employment Tribunals Act
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NewsWatch live: how is competition affecting the NHS?
Take part in an exclusive webinar, on 26 March
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NewsCriminal offence of wilful neglect to be extended
A new criminal offence of wilful neglect would be extended across all formal healthcare settings under proposals revealed by the Department of Health.