All Legal articles – Page 80
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to handle complaints
The system of dealing with grievances often falls at the hurdles
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Hospitals' superbug death payouts revealed
Families of people who died after contracting superbugs in Scottish hospitals have been awarded £660,000 by NHS boards.
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CommentLighten the checklist load
How changes to criminal record checks will affect the healthcare profession
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HSJ Local
Down's sufferer takes action over 'no resuscitation' order
A man with Down’s Syndrome is taking legal action against a trust after a do not resuscitate (DNR) order was put on his file without the knowledge of his next of kin.
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NewsStop gag on NHS whitleblowers - MP
NHS lawyers should not be able to gag whistleblowers from revealing damning information in the public interest, an MP has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeNew duties - are you ready?
Are we prepared for the implications of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 for governors?
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HSJ KnowledgePulling the plug on PCTs
PCTs’ intellectual property rights will need to be transferred to an appropriate home
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NewsChildren's heart surgery decision faces judicial review
A charity fighting the removal of children’s heart surgery from Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust intends to mount a judicial review of the decision, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Pensioner jailed over chief executive harassment
A 74-year-old woman who harassed a hospital chief executive and turned up at a doctor’s house with a meat hammer has been jailed for four weeks.
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HSJ KnowledgeBeing open on data
Transparency in clinical trials is being tacked by a new set of best practice principles
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NewsFaith case battle reaches Strasbourg
People with strong religious beliefs are free to express their faith privately but cannot insist their employer accommodate it, a landmark hearing on religious freedom has heard.
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HSJ Local
Man charged over hospital fires
A man has been charged by detectives investigating a series of fires at hospitals and other public buildings.
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NewsHospital fire probed over arson link
A fire at a hospital is being investigated by detectives amid fears it may be linked to three other suspected arson attacks.
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NewsOrgan transplants at record level
A record number of organ transplants were carried out last year, health officials said.
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HSJ PartnersOptions for engaging members of the CCG governing body
One important issue facing the emerging CCG community is how to engage members of their governing bodies. Here we look at the available options.
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HSJ LocalParamedic sacked after hospital A&E death
WORKFORCE: A paramedic has been sacked and another has resigned following the death of a man who collapsed outside a Midlands hospital A&E department.
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HSJ PartnersPenalty clauses and the rule of law in NHS acute services
Are the financial adjustments for performance in relation to C difficile legal?
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HSJ PartnersWhat makes service redesign legally defensible?
The British relationship with the NHS is a complex one.