All Legal articles – Page 113
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NHS bodies forced to reveal gender pay gap
NHS organisations will be forced to reveal the salaries paid to male and female staff under legislation published today.
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Royal Cornwall chief executive John Watkinson to appeal sacking
A trust chief executive has been sacked by his board following an independent review which found the organisation was heading “towards corporate failure”.
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NewsBullying: the 'corrosive' problem the NHS must address
Sir Ian Kennedy’s parting shots and last month’s staff survey both warn of a culture of bullying in the NHS. Charlotte Santry analyses where and why the bullies are found
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UK government warns over EU health plans
Patients should not be able to charge the NHS for hospital services they receive abroad without first seeking permission from their primary care trust, the government has said.
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CommentResponding to the European working time directive
The European working time directive provides an opportunity to reassess how junior doctors are trained in the NHS, writes John Coakley
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PCTs win reconfiguration legal battle
A planned judicial review into the reconfiguration of maternity services at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals trust has been rejected by a High Court judge.
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CommentAngela Greatley on community mental health treatment
Supervised community treatment was one of the most controversial aspects of the 2007 Mental Health Act. The new powers were introduced in November 2008, since which time some 1,200 requests for second opinions to ratify such orders have already been made.
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Commissioner's office monitors NHS information disclosure
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun monitoring NHS organisations for compliance with the model publication scheme, which came into effect on 1 January under the Freedom of Information Act. Public authorities must ensure people can easily identify the types of information that will be routinely disclosed.
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Working hours target deadline fast approaching
Now is the time to get back on schedule and ensure your trust is ready for the August deadline, since delays could bring penalties.Ingrid Torjesen reports
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NewsCamden PCT given information warning
Camden primary care trust has been given until the end of the month to improve the security of personal information it holds or risk being held in contempt of court.
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Accountancy change means LIFT schemes could be squeezed
The Audit Commission has ruled that most primary care buildings funded by private finance initiative-style schemes, worth £1.34bn in total, should be moved onto NHS balance sheets this April.
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Failed asylum seekers have no right to free healthcare
Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free treatment on the NHS, but trusts can decide to treat people if they cannot afford to pay for it, Appeal Court judges have ruled.
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Second review damns Royal Cornwall chief
A suspended hospital trust chief executive - already accused of “serious failings” in his previous post - led his present organisation towards “corporate failure”, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsCamden PCT faces data penalty
Camden primary care trust has been given until the end of the month to improve the security of personal information it holds or risk being held in contempt of court.
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Baroness Meacher drops bid to end private patient cap
An amendment to the Health Bill that would have abolished the foundation trust private patient cap has been withdrawn.
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NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes
The NHS may have to pay up to £3.5m in damages to prisoners who claim they received poor support in giving up drugs.
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NewsDetailed care record legality challenged
The NHS detailed care record and the secondary uses service are among two public sector databases deemed “almost certainly illegal” in a report by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust.
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Pilots open health boards to public candidates
Members of the public will have the chance to stand for election to health boards in Scotland from next year, after the Scottish Parliament passed the necessary legislation.
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Justice secretary drops controversial data sharing proposals
Justice secretary Jack Straw has dropped controversial proposals that medical bodies had warned could see patients' confidential medical records being passed to third parties.
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Scottish bill to ban private GP provision
Health policy in Scotland has moved further from English policy with a bill that will prevent private companies from running GP services.