All Legal articles – Page 75
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NewsTrust threatened CQC with legal action over A&E cap
The chief executive of a hospital trust threatened the Care Quality Commission with legal action if it capped the number of accident and emergency patients it could admit, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalBREAKING: Mid Staffs to be prosecuted over patient death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is to be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient in April 2007.
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HSJ LocalHigh Court orders second inquest over Mid Staffs death
The High Court has ordered a second inquest be held into the death of a Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust patient which has been the subject of accusations of a lack of openness by senior managers.
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NewsHuge leap in number of bids to curb liberty
A record number of requests have been made by hospitals and care homes to deprive people of their liberty, figures show.
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NewsBoris Johnson: 'The mayoralty should have a bigger role in healthcare'
The mayor of London has used an HSJ interview to vow to back hospital reconfiguration projects that have the support of clinicians.
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NewsAnalysed: The latest round in Manchester's cancer conflict
Two foundation trusts have referred NHS England to Monitor over the way specialised cancer surgery services are commissioned.
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NewsJudge orders treatment of patient
An NHS trust has been given permission by the Court of Protection to carry out medical treatment on a woman who suffers from a learning disability and has a long-standing fear of hospitals.
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NewsManagers 'will escape prosecution' under Berwick's law
Members of the Berwick review group have played down the impact of its proposed new criminal offence of neglect or wilful misconduct.
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Junior doctors raise time concerns
Almost three-quarters of junior doctors feel they are so rushed off their feet they do not have time to properly care for patients, a poll suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeSocial media: protecting patient confidentiality
Guidance is available for healthcare organisations
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NewsCQC 'brutally discredited' Bower and Finney
Former Care Quality Commission executives were “hung out to dry” by a “flawed process” after chief executive David Behan ignored warnings about potential problems with the work of an independent review, it has been alleged.
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NewsDrug firms accused over NHS charges
Drug companies could face investigation following allegations that they are inflating the cost of drugs sold to the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommunity services: challenges in retendering and renewal
Explaining the impact of the TCS programme
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HSJ Local
Surrey PCT data breach fine will pass to NHS England
PERFORMANCE: The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued NHS Surrey with a £200,000 penalty after more than 3,000 patient records were found on a second hand computer bought through an online auction site.
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NewsDetails of NHS fit and proper person test emerge
A fit and proper person test for senior healthcare managers will be made a requirement of Care Quality Commission registration it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham reconfiguration decision 'unlawful'
A High Court judge has been urged to overturn an “unlawful” decision to reduce services at a major hospital.
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NewsDH considers legislation to ease information difficulties
The Department of Health is considering changing the law to give trusts power to use patient identifiable data for uses not directly relating to patient care, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsMorecambe Bay emails destroyed despite police request
A backup tape which may have contained emails linked to an infant death at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay was destroyed despite a specific police request to retain records, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive interview: CQC chair admits mistake over release of Morecambe Bay names
The Care Quality Commission made a mistake in not initially publishing the names of those implicated in the alleged cover up over Morecambe Bay, the chair of the regulator has admitted to HSJ.