All Legal articles – Page 87
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HSJ Local
Patients launch legal action as trust reviews services
PERFORMANCE: A group of almost 20 patients and relatives are planning to launch legal action against a struggling West Midlands trust, claiming their treatment was a breach of the Human Rights Act.
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News'Warning system' proposed for overseas doctors and nurses
The European Union is considering a “warning system” for overseas health workers who have been struck off or suspended.
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NewsTrust ordered to pay £4.5m to sacked doctor
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has been ordered to pay £4.5m in damages to a doctor who was sacked after becoming pregnant.
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NewsCQC could face judicial review over failure to protect whistleblowers
Solicitors representing a group of NHS whistleblowers have refused to rule out launching judicial reviews against the Care Quality Commission, NHS London and two London acute trusts who they claim failed to protect staff who raised concerns.
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NewsGMC to provide assisted suicide guidance
The General Medical Council is to issue guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides.
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NewsNHS whistleblowers threaten legal challenge
Solicitors for new campaign group Patients First have threatened two London trusts with legal action claiming they may have acted unlawfully in discharging their duties towards whistleblowers.
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NewsLansley orders Care Quality Commission investigation
Andrew Lansley has ordered a review into the Care Quality Commission’s handling of criticism of its management.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy it is vital trusts learn lessons from coroners' reports
When a patient dies, the Coroners Rules 1984 allows coroners to produce a report that has the single purpose of preventing future deaths, if it is deemed the risk of death will continue to exist. Joanna Trewin has some advice on how trusts can avoid these - and what to ...
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HSJ KnowledgeHow speaking up improves safety and saves lives in the health service
Some keep quiet, even when risks are known. Richard Pound examines how we can get everyone to speak up
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HSJ Local
Eleven homicides investigated at AWP
PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is subject to 11 investigations into homicides by NHS South West, more than any other mental health trust in the region.
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NewsData protection charge for man who contacted patient on Facebook
A 21-year-old man who used patient information to contact a female patient on Facebook has been charged with an alleged breach of data protection.
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NewsNHS 111 pilots delayed by legal challenge
Two NHS 111 pilots have been delayed after commissioners decided they had not followed their own procurement procedures and could be at risk of legal challenge.
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NewsBower 'has full support' of CQC board
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower “absolutely” has the support of the board, the organisation’s chair Dame Jo Williams has told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning legal lessons from the transforming community services scheme
Transforming community services was characterised by a transitional approach that is relatively new in the context of NHS organisations. However, it certainly won’t be the last as the health reforms continue, writes Hempsons associate Faisal Dhalla.
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NewsUnited Lincs spent £120,000 on legal fees in chief exec case
A trust spent £120,000 on legal fees in the run up to an employment tribunal hearing with its former chief executive - only to agree an “amicable resolution”.
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NewsPolice charge 10 in Winterbourne case
Police have charged 10 people in connection with the abuse of residents with learning disabilities at the Winterbourne View care home near Bristol.
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NewsCQC inspector: regulator would not necessarily 'spot a Mid Staffs'
A Care Quality Commission inspector has told the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry the regulator would not necessarily “spot another Mid Staffordshire”, contradicting earlier evidence given to the inquiry by CQC chair Dame Jo Williams.
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NewsCQC non-exec to blow the whistle at Mid Staffs inquiry
Two new Care Quality Commission whistleblowers - including one board member - have been called to give evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.
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NewsUniting HealthWatch with CQC a 'mistake', says advisory group
The decision to make HealthWatch England part of the Care Quality Commission is a “mistake”, according to a group advising on the proposals.
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NewsSHA and PCT blame reorganisation for failure to spot Mid Staffs
The reorganisation of the NHS in 2006 was a key reason why problems at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust were not spotted sooner, closing submissions to the public inquiry claimed.