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Private medical treatment is a 'reasonable adjustment'
31/10/2013
You may be forgiven for thinking that the provision of private healthcare would be beyond the scope of an employer's duty to make ...
Interferences with Article 8: what justification?
18/10/2013
Interferences with patient's rights under Article 8 are an increasingly prevalent area of challenge in the mental health arena;...
Executive and non-executive decisions in the light of Doncaster
09/10/2013
The Court of Appeal has recently considered the extent to which full Council can use its budget-setting powers to constrain how...
“A promise to learn – a commitment to act” – The Berwick Review on...
14/08/2013
“A promise to learn – a commitment to act” – The Berwick Review on Improving the Safety of Patients in England
Directors' liability in health and social care
09/08/2013
As the Government and various regulators map out the steps they are putting in place in response to the failings highlighted by...
Local authority parking charges come under scrutiny
02/08/2013
DCLG has highlighted English local authority forecasts of £635msurplus from parking charges and fines in 2013 and 2014. In a...
TUPE Regulations officially 'static'
31/07/2013
As we reported in our recent Alert, the European Court of Justice has published its long awaited decision on whether the TUPE...
Being an Inquest Witness: Part 2 - Giving Evidence at the Hearing
18/06/2013
This article examines the realities of giving evidence at an Inquest hearing and provides practical guidance and tips for...
Blogs and online publications – Local authority officer succeeds in...
08/04/2013
This article looks at a recent High Court decision that considered an authority’s robust response to public criticism and...
Being an Inquest Witness: Part 1 - Statement Writing
25/02/2013
This article covers key tips on howto prepare a statement in order to best assist the Coroner in the context of an Inquest.
Mid Staffordshire NHS Inquiry Report - Key points: Clinical Governance
06/02/2013
The lessons learned and recommendations set out in the Francis report are clearly intended to have an impact outside Stafford...
Hammersmith v Monk - the rule lives on!
04/02/2013
In March 2002, Dacorum Borough Council granted a joint introductory tenancy to Mr and Mrs Sims which, in March 2003, became a...
The responsibilities of doctors in protecting children and young...
18/10/2012
Claire Bentley and Deborah Jeremiah review the updated guidance developed by the General Medical Councilfollowing concerns that...