All Legal articles – Page 124
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Public consultation: knowing your obligations
Confusion often arises over NHS bodies' consultation obligations, but upcoming legislation makes it ever more important to get these right, says Trevor Blythe
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News
New powers to protect vulnerable people in Wales
New powers to protect the legal rights of vulnerable adults in Wales have been launched by health minister Edwina Hart.
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Legal smoking age increases
The age at which tobacco can be bought legally increases from 16 to 18 today.Public health minister Dawn Primarolo said the move would help shopkeepers spot underage smokers and reduce the number of young people who become addicted to nicotine.
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Mental Capacity Act welcomed
Mental health charity Mind has welcomed the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act, which comes into force today.
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Transferring assets to social enterprises - the perks and quirks
NHS organisations have a great opportunity when transferring assets to social enterprises – particularly with the scope afforded by NHS Estatecode, the guidance on managing their estate for disposals other than sales at open market value. Jane Donnison explains
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Johnson at odds with prime minister over alcohol licensing laws
Health secretary Alan Johnson has publicly dismissed the chief medical officer's concerns about extended licensing hours - a view that now appears to put him at odds with his own prime minister.
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Mastering strategic asset management
NHS organisations must keep tabs on their estate by compiling comprehensive information on their properties, writes Mark Paget Skelin
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Picture probe as four sacked in Newcastle
Two hospital trusts are investigating staff for viewing inappropriate images on work computers.
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Unit sets out to scrutinise Euro policies
The NHS Confederation this week launched a new unit to help its members get to grips with European policy and its potential impact on UK health services.
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Comment
Michael White on politics
The old saying that 'it never rains but it pours' seems unusually apt this soggy summer. But this week the saying also applied to Britain's elderly people when the High Court ruling on Aricept, the Alzheimer's drug, was accompanied by a torrent of reports highlighting deficient aspects of their treatment.One ...
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Temp manager sentenced for £300k fraud conviction
A manager who stole more than£300,000 from the health service was last week sentenced to a year in prison.The news comes as the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service annual performance report this week revealed that fraud cost the NHS over£7m in 2006-07.Michael Buckley was working for a temporary ...
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Chapter and diverse
Assessing your organisation for equality, especially in regard to the less legislated areas of sexual orientation and faith, does not have to be daunting, says Katherine Cowan
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Organ Donation: give or take?
Sir Liam Donaldson's recent proposals to increase organ donation by making consent implicit go directly against the Human Tissue Act 2004, reports Ben Troke
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Comment
Stephen Hocking on the drugs debate
'Unfortunately, economics dictates that with finite financial resources, not every drug can be purchased and paid for by a publicly funded health service'
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Mental Health Bill briefing
In 1998, then health secretary Frank Dobson announced the government’s intention to create new legislation to close ‘loopholes’ in the 1983 Mental Health Act. The announcement followed the conviction of personality-disordered Michael Stone in 1998 for the brutal murders of Lin and Megan Russell.
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Corporate Manslaughter Act - do or die
Consequences of deaths deemed to be caused by an NHS body are changing in major ways and managers should get prepared, says Jill Mason.In July, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 gained Royal Assent and is due to come into force in April 2008. This is an ...
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Look out for the pitfalls
Despite recent concerns about possible terrorist activities among NHS staff, there is guidance that will assist with confident recruitment from abroad, says David Lock
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Managing the commissioner-provider divide
Primary care trusts face a confusing array of options in handling their provider arms, says Jeremy Roper
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Comment
Community engagement needed to combat elder abuse
The shocking report of the parliamentary joint committee on human rights again reveals alarming levels of elder abuse and poor standards of care in hospitals and care homes.
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Legal briefing: when your private life isn't so private
Employees whose out-of-hours activities compromise their employer's reputation could face serious consequences, writes Claire Reynolds