All Legal articles – Page 70
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NewsClinicians 'must say sorry for errors', says Hunt
Doctors and nurses should be honest when things go wrong and “say sorry” to patients, according to the health secretary.
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HSJ Local
Legal challenge issued after out-of-hours firm loses bids
A provider of GP out-of-hours services is taking legal action after it lost bids in two out of three areas where they being tendered.
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NewsMental health nurses to be based in police centres
Mental health nurses are to be based at some of England’s police stations and courts as part of a new pilot scheme.
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CommentDebunking the myths about the clinical negligence bill
What the NHS can do to shrink its legal costs
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HSJ LocalMental health needs assessed in custody
A mental health service in Kent has teamed up with police to create a street triage team that will assess whether a person should be detained or referred to a care pathway.
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HSJ Local
‘No further action’ over James Paget death probe arrest
WORKFORCE: Norfolk police will take “no further action” against a James Paget Hospital worker arrested in connection with the death of patient.
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CommentThe duty of candour is a giant leap in patients' rights
Jeremy Hunt has an important decision to make
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NewsFamily demands inquiry over liver surgery deaths
Health chiefs are being urged to publish the results of an inquiry which caused a top flight liver surgeon to be banned from carrying out operations.
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HSJ Partners
Supporting mental health services
The best interests of vulnerable people need to be at the heart of decision making
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NewsTrust super-merger shelved
A merger that would have created the largest provider organisation in England has been shelved.
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NewsJudge acts to stop Mid Staffs nurse leaving NMC register
A High Court judge has granted a last minute injunction to stop former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief nurse Jan Harry from leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.
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HSJ LocalPolice probe scandal hospital death
A criminal inquiry has been launched into the death of a 90-year-old woman who died at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital five years ago.
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NewsVCJD fears spark blood donor probe
An independent inquiry will be carried out into the safety of blood donations following fears of infection from vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease”, it has been reported.
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HSJ KnowledgeGive staff the power to end inequality in patient care
Equality law and culture change are both necessary
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HSJ Local
Police launch investigation into cancer data 'manipulation' at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: Police in Essex have launched a formal investigation into cancer data ‘manipulation’ at Colchester, they have confirmed.
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Blogs
Lessons from Co-op Bank: how much should the chair know?
The criticism of former Co-operative Bank chair Paul Flowers overlooks the benefits of boards operating with a non-expert chair
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NewsLawyer warns of creating 'a new industry'
“A new industry of internal investigation” could be created by plans to strip trusts of their government indemnity cover if they break duty of candour rules, a lawyer has warned.
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NewsCover-up trusts could lose litigation cover
NHS organisations which fail to be open and honest with patients and families when they suffer poor care could be forced to pay the costs of any litigation, the government has announced today.
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CommentLawyers are not just ambulance chasers
Clinical negligence law can help increase transparency