All Legal articles – Page 3
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NHS wins car parking battle with HMRC
The NHS has won a court case which means it will no longer have to charge VAT on its car parking fees.
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Trust gathers evidence for dispute with energy giant
A trust’s subsidiary company has been gathering evidence to take legal action against an energy giant, board papers reveal.
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Equipment supplier blamed for trust’s serious incident
Two NHS organisations on opposite sides of a region have blamed a new equipment supplier for recent problems with hospital discharges and pressure ulcers, the latter of which prompted a serious incident.
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NHSE sued after incomplete video clip led to framework exclusion
A technology company is suing NHS England after the firm’s omission of a 17-second video clip from a tender meant it was excluded from a pivotal procurement framework, High Court documents have revealed.
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Staffing agency sues trust in framework row
A staffing agency is suing the NHS after it was denied a place on a major procurement framework.
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Trusts risk ‘Obama effect’ after diversifying boards
NHS organisations risk an “Obama effect” by improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation at top levels without tackling race discrimination affecting the rest of their staff, the authors of a new study have claimed.
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Regional managers ‘scapegoated’ in ‘shambolic’ handling of racism report
An NHS agency refused to publicly apologise to two managers despite widespread doubts over the accuracy of a published report that accused them of presiding over “systemic racism”.
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Ministers issue ‘unwise, unnecessary and risky’ reconfiguration rules
More details have been revealed on how and when the health secretary will be able to intervene with changes to local NHS services.
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Cleaning company sues NHS property firm over £237m contract
A state-owned property management firm set up to manage community health facilities built with private finance is being sued for breaking procurement rules when it awarded a £237m cleaning contract.
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Two more ICBs sued over procurement by NHS trusts
An NHS trust and two social enterprises are taking legal action over a £300m procurement for children’s community health services which they say raises ‘significant concerns about safety’.
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ICB sued by trust over £500m deal
A company part-run by an NHS trust has launched a legal challenge against a neighbouring integrated care board over a £500m pathology contract.
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Revealed: Trusts paying the highest negligence premiums
The trusts paying the highest premiums for clinical negligence as a proportion of their income have been revealed through HSJ analysis of internal data.
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NHS reluctance to be open with patients after care failures sparks government review
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a review of the ‘duty of candour’ policy, which gives patients and families the right to receive open and transparent communication when care goes wrong.
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Letby inquiry to seek rapid change to NHS services and culture despite legal delays
The public inquiry into the Lucy Letby murders will seek changes to NHS services and culture next year despite the fact that formal hearings are likely to be delayed until the autumn.
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National agency CEO told: ‘Resign or be sacked’
An employment tribunal claim has been brought against a national NHS agency by its former chief executive, who says she was effectively sacked on the basis of anonymous and uninvestigated allegations of bullying.
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Manager called colleague a ‘megabitch’ in alleged ‘campaign of bullying’, review finds
An external review has found that two managers at a mental health trust should answer allegations they bullied and victimised a colleague.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: The capital’s most challenged service
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Commissioners need only use competitive tenders in rare cases say new rules
New regulations have significantly narrowed the circumstances under which commissioners must use a competitive process to choose suppliers of healthcare services.
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Teaching trust accused of unfair treatment by supplier
A major London teaching trust has seen its decision to award a five-year waste management contract challenged by an unsuccessful bidder.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Death during the 'Christmas Day' strikes
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.