All Legal articles – Page 124
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EU law gives patients right to charge for overseas care
The rights of patients to charge the NHS for care they receive abroad will be set out for the first time in a European Commission directive due to be published this week.
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NHS estate funding options
Bridget Archibald looks at the estate funding options open to NHS bodies
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Confed warning to staff who break data rules
Employers at the NHS Confederation conference have been warned not to let staff off the hook over data breaches.
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Complying with the acute services contract
A new mandatory contract for acute services is causing concern among commissioners and providers because some feel it places unreasonable demands on trusts. Jeremy Roper explains
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Top-up review set to question core NHS principles
The 'founding principles of the NHS' are to be revisited after the government launched a review of the ban preventing patients making 'top-up' payments for drugs.
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Legal briefing: patients ineligible for NHS treatment
What do you do if a patient who is not entitled to free treatment comes to you for help? Melea McFarlane explores the practicalities
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Workforce contracts under fire
NHS workforce contracts represent a 'missed opportunity' for change, today's joint report from the Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission concludes.
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Understanding the new NHS standard contract for acute services
A new contract has tightened the rules governing interactions between acute care providers and commissioners. Johanne Smith explains the new requirements
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Academics slam two-tier corporate manslaughter legislation
The exclusion of sectioned patients from a new law aimed at protecting people from dangerous management practices is being condemned as 'scandalous'.
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Understanding the embryology bill
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is an emotive issue for many people and continues to polarise public opinion. Despite widespread media coverage, misconceptions and scaremongering are obfuscating the debate. Ben Troke explains
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Secret audio recordings: know the law
A patient who makes a secret audio recording of a consultation with a clinician is unlikely to be breaking any privacy or data protection laws. Jennifer Mellani explains how good communication and trust building can avoid the anxiety of this happening in the first place
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Universal protection for vulnerable patients
Mental capacity advocates should be available to vulnerable patients who need them, but this is not always the case. Georgina Rowley explains the advocates' role
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Deaneries could seek university-style legal exemptions
Strategic health authorities could be forced to loosen ties with deaneries, after a 'bombshell' decision to class deaneries as employment agencies.
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Hospital funds tied to patient satisfaction
Funding for hospitals in England is set to be linked to performance by using patients' experiences to measure quality of care.
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Safeguarding vulnerable people - employers' duties
NHS employers should be aware of new rules on vetting people who work with children and vulnerable adults. Rachel Heenan explains
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Health boards took part in counter-fraud probe
Fraud and errors cost the public sector in Scotland almost £10 million last year, reveals a national probe by Audit Scotland.
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Getting to grips with intellectual property rights
What is intellectual property and what should NHS organisations do to protect their financial interests? Claire Reynolds explains the finer points
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Mental health charities respond to cannabis reclassification
Mental health charities have welcomed recommendations by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for an education campaign and further research on cannabis, but do not want to see more stringent penalties for its use.
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DH slammed for poor leadership on Modernising Medical Careers
The health select committee's report on Modernising Medical Careers has blamed the programme's problems on leadership weaknesses within the Department of Health.
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Creating a smoke-free working environment
Chris Phillips outlines the steps NHS employers should take to implement a successful smoking ban and explains how to deal with possible dissent from patients, visitors and staff