All Legal articles – Page 66
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CommentAgeing population puts pressure on healthcare's legal landscape
There is a temptation to “practise defensively”
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CommentRemoving the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing
Providers under scrutiny
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HSJ LocalFormer trust finance chief jailed for £2.2m fraud
A former head of financial accounting at two NHS bodies in East Sussex has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison after being found guilty of defrauding the health service out of £2.2m.
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NewsCQC drags Grant Thornton into libel court case
The regulator has lodged a High Court claim against Grant Thornton in a bid to curb potential losses from its imminent legal clash with its former deputy chief executive
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HSJ LocalMid Staffs judicial review bids fail
Two judicial reviews to block the dissolution and downgrade of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been rejected by the High Court.
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CommentMichael White: Compassion requires us to sort out assisted dying law
There was a thoughtful, moving debate in the Lords
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NewsDrop in bans on hospital and care home workers
The Labour Party has voiced concern about a sharp drop in the numbers of people being barred from working with vulnerable adults in care homes and hospitals.
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HSJ LocalTrust in lock-out dispute faces legal action
Trade union Unite has pledge to take legal action against Northampton General Hospital Trust after it locked out pathology staff following a contract dispute.
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NewsCouncil warned to end legal battle over North Yorkshire maternity reconfiguration
QC advises Richmondshire to drop judicial review
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling the hidden cost of fraud in the NHS
A look at the pros and cons of civil litigation against fraudsters
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NewsNHS England to outsource £100m primary care admin function
NHS England has announced it will go to open procurement to outsource its £100m primary care support services functions.
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NewsExclusive: Provider ordered to pay whistleblower £80k compensation
A whistleblowing nurse has been awarded £80,000 by an employment tribunal that found she was unfairly dismissed after raising patient safety concerns
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NewsCQC sued over 'cover up' report
The current chair and chief executive of the CQC abused their power by publishing allegations that a former executive ordered a “cover up” of its failings, papers filed at the High Court allege
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NewsBMA sues whistleblower surgeon
The British Medical Association is suing a whistleblowing surgeon for legal costs of up to £250,000 following the collapse of a High Court battle.
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HSJ KnowledgeHeatherwood-Frimley Park shows the way through merger process
Pass the test of the law
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HSJ PartnersIs your organisation depriving someone of their liberty?
A Supreme Court ruling has far reaching impact
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NewsCourt rules doctors must consult patients over resuscitation orders
BREAKING: Patients have a new legal right to be consulted before doctors place ‘do not attempt resuscitation’ orders in their notes
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NewsWilful neglect offence to become law by 2015
Wilful neglect could become a criminal offence next year after the government last night tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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HSJ LocalCCGs could be caught out by 'technical' legal challenge
A South West clinical commissioning group has reached an out of court agreement with NHS campaigners who claimed its polices on patient and public involvement were unlawful – in a legal challenge lawyers warn could cause problems for other CCGs.
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NewsCCG makes "substantial concessions" in judicial review case
Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group has offered to make a series of “substantial” changes to its policy on patient and public engagement as part of a proposed out of court settlement.