All Legal articles – Page 32
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: "Loaded gun" medicine plans may richochet back onto government
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan
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NewsSuicide nurse 'treated unfairly' by trust, inquiry reveals
An independent investigation has criticised an NHS trust and its staff for “unfairly” treating a senior nurse who went on to be dismissed before killing himself by setting himself on fire in 2016.
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NewsMajor savings project threatened by legal case over £730m contract, says DHSC
Senior government officials have warned that a legal challenge by the incumbent provider of the NHS Supply Chain threatens the success of a major savings programme.
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NewsMinisters to ask drug companies to stockpile six weeks of medication
Drug companies are due to be asked to stockpile up to six weeks of medications ahead of a potential no deal Brexit, HSJ understands.
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NewsReconfiguration key to 'special measures' CCG's turnaround
Four CCGs placed into special measures by NHS England won’t be able to solve all the area’s problems until a decision is made on a reconfiguration of acute and specialist services, the accountable officer has warned.
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NewsNHS England integration blamed for failure to sign care concerns protocol
NHS England and NHS Improvement have blamed a proposed integration of the two national bodies as the reason they did not sign up to a new protocol sharing concerns about poor care.
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HSJ LocalTrust asks government for £300m to complete Carillion hospital
NHS managers have asked the government to plough more than £300m into completing construction of a new hospital which ground to a halt after Carillion’s collapse.
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NewsCCG loses high court battle to close urgent care centre
A High Court judge has thrown out plans by a CCG to replace a walk-in urgent care centre with an appointment only primary care hub.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Integrated care providers, finally, make a breakthrough
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Rebecca Thomas
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NewsRevealed: Babylon email threats to CQC
Babylon Healthcare threatened to sue the Care Quality Commission for damages and suggested one of its chief inspectors could appear biased amid attempts to block a critical inspection report.
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NewsWaste disposal firm considered plan to 'hurt the NHS' to protect profits
A company discussed plans to potentially “hurt the NHS” in retribution for contract changes that threatened its profits, according to a damning high court ruling.
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HSJ LocalFraudulent NHS manager ordered to sell barge
A disgraced NHS non-executive who lied his way into a string of top jobs has been ordered to sell his boat and cash in a pension plan to repay some of the money he earned through his fraud.
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NewsRegulators agree joint plan to share care concerns quicker
Eight regulators have signed up to a new “protocol” about when to share concerns with each other to prevent poor care in health and social care settings.
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NewsTrusts at risk of legal action over private activity data
Up to 100 NHS trusts have been warned they are putting themselves at risk of legal action by failing to provide data on their private patient activity, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDHSC to tighten control over wholly owned subsidiary companies
Scrutiny and regulation of the NHS’s use of wholly owned subsidiary companies will be strengthened to ensure trusts do not set up such bodies “solely” for tax avoidance purposes.
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NewsMinisters consider legal aid changes for families at inquests
The government has launched a call for evidence on possible changes to legal aid funding for bereaved families at inquests.
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NewsConsultant wins sex discrimination case against specialist trust
A consultant has won her claim for sex discrimination at an internationally renowned teaching hospital, in a case that revealed a “dysfunctional department”.
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NewsExclusive: DHSC taken to court for 'manifest errors' over £730m contract
The Department of Health and Social Care is being taken to court over allegations of improper behaviour during the awarding of a £730m contract to deliver medical equipment to the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe new NHS plan should disrupt the status quo
Getting what we pay for, means finding a way to deliver with less than enough, states Mike Birtwistle
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CommentThe essentiality of safe space
Safe space within the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is the antidote for toxins created by poor leadership, weak governance, misguided regulation and adversarial processes like complaints and litigation. By Scott Morrish