All Legal articles – Page 43
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to pay £300k VAT over Virgin Care contract
A trust in Staffordshire has been forced to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in VAT charges due to a controversial “prime provider” contract commissioned by its CCG.
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NewsBrexit: Government must pay for impact on NHS, alliance warns
The government must pay for any financial impact of Brexit on the NHS, a former top civil servant has said, warning of risks to the UK economy if costs spiral without extra funding.
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NewsExclusive: Safety fears over thousands of unregulated NHS staff
Patients are being put at “unacceptable risk” because thousands of unregulated NHS staff are being allowed to perform invasive procedures without checks on their qualifications, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRegulator chief promises new 'rigour and consistency'
The new head of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has admitted the regulator still struggles to relate to complaining patients and families, but has pledged to bring “rigour and consistency” to its work.
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NewsNHS managers think admitting mistakes is wrong, says PHSO
Senior leaders in the NHS have believed owning up to mistakes was not the right thing to do for too long, the new health service ombudsman has told HSJ.
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NewsAnalysis: NHS staff report fewer serious mistakes but overall errors rise
The number of serious mistakes causing harm to patients reported by NHS staff has fallen significantly over the last four years, despite a rise in the total number of incidents.
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HSJ LocalWard remains 'temporarily' closed after police investigation
A Bristol dementia ward has been “temporarily” closed for two months after a police investigation into the possible ill treatment of a patient.
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HSJ Local'Serious implications' as CCG ordered to pay full tariff rate to private provider
A CCG must pay an unexpected bill likely to run to millions of pounds, after a legal judgement that it had been wrongly undercutting tariff rates to an independent provider for three years.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: On winning and losing the economic narrative
Andy Cowper draws a parallel between the decade long global financial crisis and the NHS’s own struggles
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HSJ LocalHospital downgrade approved despite pending appeals to Jeremy Hunt
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has approved controversial plans to downgrade maternity and intensive care units at the Horton General Hospital – despite Jeremy Hunt considering appeals against the plans.
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NewsExclusive: Private hospital firm takes NHS to court over rogue surgeon
An NHS trust that employed breast surgeon Ian Paterson is being taken to court by a private provider, which claims the health service has a legal responsibility to compensate private patients.
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NewsNHS England defeated in court again over 'life changing' drug
A High Court judge has rebuked NHS England for denying a life changing drug to a seven year old boy in the face of “overwhelming” clinical evidence.
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News'Massive' pool of untapped cash for NHS from property developers
Trusts could use housing developments to tap into tens of millions of pounds in new income, after a West Midlands trust set a new legal precedent.
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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CommentWhat’s Up with communication in healthcare?
High profile unauthorised data sharing can set us back years. We must all rise to the challenge of giving clinicians the tools they need to share information securely across whole accountable care systems, writes Jonathan Bloor
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NewsCQC: More trusts to face prosecution for safety breaches
More NHS trusts could face criminal prosecution for breaches of fundamental safety standards to act as a “deterrent”, the Care Quality Commission’s outgoing chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust forms estates joint venture with private firm
A London mental health trust has appointed a commercial group to its strategic estates partnership.
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HSJ Local'No evidence of fraud' at foundation trust
NHS Protect has found no evidence of fraud at Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust, after it was accused of deliberately manipulating waiting times figures
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CommentWhy strategic estates partnerships are a big thing
Trusts will increasingly turn to SEPs as they can help tighten purse strings and also evolve standards of care, writes Richard Coe
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NewsTribunal backs CQC in row over 'shaping the market'
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission after a legal challenge accusing it of acting “outside of its powers” in refusing to register a new learning disability facility.