All Legal articles – Page 120
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Police cells 'unsuitable' for Mental Health Act detentions
Twice as many people are detained in unsuitable police custody for assessment under the Mental Health Act as are taken to hospital by police for this purpose, a report published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission has revealed.
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HSJ Knowledge
Protecting emergency workers in the NHS
The legal protection afforded to NHS workers varies considerably across the UK, a situation that could put some staff at risk. Ian Long explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Temporary health workers' rights
Granting rights to agency workers will have implications that managers will need to get to the bottom of, says Janet Martin
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HSJ Knowledge
Treating children with severe medical problems
Cases involving the treatment of children with chronic medical problems do not create legal precedents. Tracey Lucas explains why each decision taken by the courts must reflect what is in the child's best interests at the time
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Fujitsu may bring £700m action over IT deal
The Department of Health has refused to comment on reports that former national IT programme contractor Fujitsu is considering suing over the business it lost when its contract was terminated in March.
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PFI plan could keep debts off NHS trusts' balance sheets
NHS trusts may hand their private finance initiative hospitals over to specially created charities to avoid reporting PFI debts on their balance sheets, HSJ has learned.The controversial plans would involve trusts ceding control of the hospitals to a third party.
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Trusts survey the wreckage as PFI hospitals begin to crumble
Arcane accountancy rules are in danger of costing the NHS control of some of its buildings. As HSJ reveals this week, the Treasury's decision to adopt new international accountancy standards is pushing trusts with private finance initiative debts to consider hiving off their estate to charities.
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Doctors' memory sticks threaten data security
Hospital doctors are carrying 'hundreds of thousands of kilobytes' of sensitive and identifiable patient information around on memory sticks with no security protection, a survey has found.
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Sacked nurse begins claim for unfair dismissal
A nurse who was sacked for speaking out about spending cuts takes her case for unfair dismissal to a tribunal today.
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HSJ Knowledge
Legislation on international medical graduates
Confirmation that international medical graduates cannot be excluded from training posts will have significant consequences for NHS employers. Afrene Campbell explains
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Medics may lose out on job agency rights
Civil servants are trying to amend a legal 'technicality' that grants junior doctors the same rights as employment agency workers.
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HSJ Knowledge
Publishing mortality rates - the HR challenge
The NHS Choices website has published death rates for four types of surgery at NHS hospitals in England. Claire Reynolds explains how this could affect performance management
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HSJ Knowledge
Freedom of information vs data protection
The House of Lords has recently ruled on the balance to be struck between freedom of information and the protection of personal data. Emma Di Giacomo explains
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Fighting fraud
Jon Restell, chief executive of Managers in Partnership, raises concern about the sometimes ambiguous terms of reference used by the NHS Counter Fraud Service, and questions whether such matters should be dealt with by auditors.
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HSJ Knowledge
Dismissal and suspension of non-executive directors
New rules regarding the suspension and removal of non-executive directors have come into force. Mark Leach explains the legislation
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Managers losing sleep as 48-hour week nears
The clock is ticking on the European working time directive, with only a year until junior doctors’ hours are cut. Alison Moore asks if trusts are ready to make the change
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Management must do more to ensure the NHS is free of racism
Apart from legal and moral obligations to its own staff, there is an even more powerful reason why the NHS needs to be sure it is free of discrimination.
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HSJ Knowledge
Defending your trust's reputation against a publicity order
A new legal penalty due to be introduced later this year could represent a real risk to the reputation of the NHS. Agatha Chapman-Poole explains what to do if your trust is served a publicity order
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Ruling against 'sexist' bonus
Thousands of female NHS staff will be able to lodge claims for extra pay following a Court of Appeal ruling.
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No prosecutions over Maidstone deaths
No-one will face prosecution over the deaths of 90 patients from C difficile at a Kent trust, it was announced today.Kent police and the Health and Safety Executive said they would take no further action after a review prompted by the critical Healthcare Commission report into Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells ...