Health & Care Update - May 2025
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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...
Employment News Round-Up - September 2012
01/10/2012
George Pennington rounds up this month’s employment law news: the latest statistics from the Employment Tribunals and the EAT; a...
Ready, steady ... wait! Changes to executive decision making in local...
10/09/2012
From today, 10 September 2012, local authorities must comply with new requirements regarding local authority executive decision...
What can you do when a contractor is unable to deliver?
13/07/2012
Reports published this week suggest that G4S, the private security firm tasked with keeping the London 2012 Olympics safe and...
Informed consent and patient information leaflets
02/07/2012
Informed consent and patient information leaflets
Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR) Dismissals
29/06/2012
Lara Feghali tackles the complex area of SOSR dismissals, providing some further guidance on this issue by reference to case law,...
To resuscitate or not to resuscitate – That is the question?
22/06/2012
To resuscitate or not to resuscitate – That is the question?
Rabone – The Supreme Court Decision - How it will impact upon Inquests...
24/02/2012
The Supreme Court has delivered its long awaited judgment in the case of Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. In summary,...
Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust
20/02/2012
Supreme Court Judgment in Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust clarifies law on Article 2, The Right to Life.
The withdrawal of life sustaining treatment
12/10/2011
Consideration of the case of W-v-M and S and A NHS Primary Care Trust, EWHC 2443, 28/09/11, the first in which a court was asked...
Two jobs, one sickness absence, one dismissal
03/10/2011
Can an employee who has two different jobs continue working for one employer whilst being signed off sick from another? Mike Smith...