All Legal articles – Page 90
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NewsNegligence payouts soared to £1bn in 2010-11
Clinical negligence claims have cost the NHS £2.6bn over the past three years, with payout costs almost doubling in the past year, latest figures have shown.
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NewsMajor power to be focused at centre
Major powers and oversight will now sit with the health secretary, the NHS Commissioning Board and its local arms, under changes to the Health Bill set out by the government this week.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to manage conflicts of interest in GP commissioning
As commissioning responsibilities will almost certainly leave GPs straddling a conflict of interests, the government needs to quickly establish mechanisms to regulate such conflicts, writes TPP Law senior solicitor Owen Willcox.
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NewsCare abuse investigation set for next month
A serious case review into allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties at a residential hospital in Gloucestershire has been set for July.
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Trusts warned of increased legal costs as negligence claims rocket
FINANCE: The cost of litigation to the health service could rise to “unsustainable” levels due to ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers and agencies “farming” complaints against NHS organisations, HSJ has been told.
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NewsIndependent inquiry into care home abuse possible
The abuse of residents at a care home for people with learning disabilities exposed on television may receive an independent inquiry, the government has admitted.
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NewsGP commissioning 'poses new data risks'
The ability of GP commissioning consortia to manage information has been called into question by a Department of Health regulator.
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NewsNew adult care legislation to be pushed through
The introduction of legal protections for adults in care is to be brought forward following revelations of abuse at a Bristol residential hospital, the government has indicated.
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NewsAlan Johnson 'put pressure on regulator to keep quiet on Mid Staffs deaths'
Former health secretary Alan Johnson put pressure on the Healthcare Commission not to publish controversial figures suggesting up to 1,200 people had died unnecessarily at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the public inquiry was told.
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Date approaches for Royal Brompton legal challenge over service review
STRUCTURE: The Royal Brompton & Harefield Foundation Trust will on July 14 apply for permission for a judicial review of the proposal to end paediatric cardiac surgery at the trust.
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NewsFour arrested over residential hospital 'abuse'
The operator of a residential hospital has apologised unreservedly and suspended a number of staff following allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties.
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NewsOrganisational reform poses 'catastrophic' information risk
Managers could “stumble into illegality” by breaching the Data Protection Act as a result of the rapid structural reforms to the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
STRUCTURE: A man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining patient information from two walk-in centres run by NHS Bury.
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NewsDH 'mistaken' in backing Mid Staffs FT bid, says Moyes
The Department of Health failed to tell Monitor it had concerns about Mid Staffordshire Trust’s finances when the secretary of state backed the organisation’s bid for foundation status, according to the regulator’s former chair..
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NewsSouthern Cross to defer rent in bid to slash £230m rental bill
Under pressure care home provider Southern Cross will underpay its rent over the next four months as it seeks a long-term solution to its financial crisis.
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George Eliot sees 92% rise in litigation claims
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust recorded a 92 per cent increase in the number of medico legal claims against it in 2010-11 compared with the previous year.
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NewsMonitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
Monitor’s chief operating officer has defended the need for a separate economic regulator of the NHS in his evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsRoyal Cornwall reveals chief exec dismissal costs
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust spent nearly £380,000 on a legal battle with its former chief executive, it admitted this week.
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NewsCQC attacks NHS elderly care levels
Inspections into care standards have raised serious concerns about the way NHS hospitals treat elderly people.
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NewsTrust issues 18,600 parking fines in 12 months
More than 18,600 parking penalties were issued by three hospitals during 2010, according to consumer group Which?.