Health & Care Update - May 2025
07/05/2025
Policy and law relevant to those involved in health and care work.
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100 year law changed: parking charge not a penalty
09/11/2015
100 year law changed: parking charge not a penalty
Children – An Update on Consent to Medical Treatment and Deprivation...
12/10/2015
It is well established that children can, in certain circumstances, provide or withhold consent to medical treatment.
Employment Eye: Unpacking Holiday Entitlements
30/07/2015
Now that the holiday season is in full swing, we thought it would be timely to provide an update on where we are with holiday...
Supreme Court delivers landmark decision on proportionality in EU...
24/06/2015
The Supreme Court has clarified in R (Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board; Bar Standards Board (Intervener) [2015] UKSC 41that the...
The Care Act 2014: Promoting well-being, safeguarding vulnerable...
11/06/2015
As of 1 April 2015, the care system landscape in the United Kingdom changed with the implementation of the Care Act 2014.
New guidance on the administration of LIFT Lease Plus Agreements
03/06/2015
This guidance will be of significant interest to all parties involved in the administration of an LPA and the administration of...
Obligations to trespassers on local authority premises
18/05/2015
Many local authorities will face problems with trespassers on school premises. In Buckett v Staffordshire County Council, Judge...
Byte size procurement update 19 – Regulation 84 reports and other...
25/03/2015
Regulation 84 requires contracting authorities to prepare and retain a written report (a "Regulation 84 Report")...
The Care Quality Commission issues guidance for use of cameras in care...
05/03/2015
The use of cameras and other recording devices in care settings has been highly controversial attracting considerable media...
Upper Tribunal decides that water companies are "public authorities"
25/02/2015
The Fish Legal case has finally been concluded, with the Upper Tribunal ruling that the four water companies involved are indeed...
Deprivation of Liberty & Supported Living Arrangements
18/02/2015
The Streamlined Court Process – What you need to know
The Statutory Duty of Candour
18/02/2015
As of 27 November 2014, all health service Providers must comply with a new statutory duty of candour.