All Legal articles – Page 46
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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.
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Man guilty of NHS pension fraud
A man has pleaded guilty to claiming almost £28,000 from his dead mother’s NHS pension after being caught by a national fraud prevention programme.
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HSJ LocalManslaughter charge for man who started hospital fire
Police have charged a 39 year old man who started a fire at an NHS hospital with manslaughter after the death of an elderly patient.
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NewsTrusts with high litigation costs to come under the spotlight
NHS litigation costs are to be scrutinised by a national programme to save millions in clinical negligence pay outs and improve patient care, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners tell STP they 'remain sovereign'
Commissioners in north east London have told STP leaders they must remain sovereign organisations in wake of a new partnership agreement in the patch.
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HSJ LocalDirector referred to CQC after trust investigation
An NHS director who agreed an “irregular” payoff deal with a Morecambe Bay midwife has been referred to the CQC by his trust following an investigation.
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HSJ LocalTrust employee arrested on suspicion of tampering with saline bags
Police have arrested an employee of an acute hospital trust on suspicion of tampering with saline bags.
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HSJ LocalCCGs avoid tender process with £57m contract award
Two incumbent community providers have been named as the lead contractors for a new £57m out of hospital services model proposed for Coventry and Warwickshire.
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HSJ LocalCCG and council to merge commissioning budgets
A clinical commissioning group and local council have agreed to merge health commissioning budgets so the cash strapped organisations can spend their funds “most effectively”.
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CommentA legal word of caution before the STPs are rolled out
Much greater thought about the legal framework is needed before the Manchester experiment is copied, urges Albert Sanchez-Graells
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NewsHSIB chief to push for stronger whistleblower laws
The chief investigator of the NHS’s new patient safety body is to call for better legislation to protect whistleblowers during its investigations.
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HSJ LocalNursing assistant guilty of claiming pay for bogus shifts
A mental health trust has introduced a new rostering system after a nursing assistant claimed for more than £7,600 for bank shifts he did not work.
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NewsChair and chief to leave reconfiguration row CCG
The two senior leaders of one of the largest clinical commissioning groups are leaving the roles, they have announced.
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First trust prosecuted by CQC pleads guilty to safety failures
Southern Health pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment Patient broke their neck after climbing onto roof The trust had done “nothing sufficient to prevent” incident despite warning signs Southern Health Foundation Trust has pleaded guilty to a causing a patient life-altering injuries through safety ...