All Legal articles – Page 73
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Blogs
Waiting lists and criminal offences
It will soon be a criminal offence to supply false or misleading waiting list data. Time to get ready.
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Supplements
Different mindset − an HSJ commissioning supplement
Contracts, quality assurance and end of life care are some of the subjects in the new HSJ commissioning supplement
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HSJ Knowledge
The true cost of low-value purchases
When it comes to purchasing, low value does not always mean low risk
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HSJ Local
North Staffs calls in police to investigate 'malicious campaign'
Police have been asked to investigate a “malicious campaign” against a hospital doctor after letters alleging poor care were sent to three patients and their families.
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News
Minister 'nervous' about criminal sanctions on individuals
Health minister Lord Howe has said he is “nervous” about the proposal by Robert Francis QC for individual healthcare staff to be liable for criminal sanctions.
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HSJ Knowledge
Beyond authorisation: new challenges facing CCGs
The legal and governance issues of a CCGs’ first year
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News
Healthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
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HSJ Knowledge
Practical challenges for the NHS in the Middle East
Knowledge of the local laws and culture are essential
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News
Care bill extends CQC's powers
The Care Quality Commission will be able to order Monitor to put trusts into special administration over quality failures, under new powers set out in the Care Bill.
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News
Care claims backlog 'will take five years to clear'
The deluge of retrospective claims for continuing healthcare funding that flooded into the NHS last year will take at least half a decade to be resolved, lawyers have warned.
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HSJ Local
Council urges criminal action against former Mid Staffs leadership
Stafford Borough Council has called for criminal action to be considered against the former leadership of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust over an alleged death rates cover-up.
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HSJ Knowledge
A word to the wise about social media
Why having a clear, unambiguous social media policy matters
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Comment
FT mergers and competition: an HSJ Twitter chat
Join us for a discussion on the nature of competition in the NHS
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Comment
How Gandhi's words speak volumes to the NHS today
What can the NHS learn from Mahatma Gandhi’s key principles?
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HSJ Local
HSE launches criminal probe into Mid Staffs patient death
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the death of a woman at Stafford Hospital in 2007.
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News
Exclusive: Hospital leaders say 'chief inspector' role won't work
73 per cent of hospital chief executives believe the government’s proposed overhaul of regulation and inspection will be ineffective
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News
Exclusive: Law firm 'likely' to take on prosecution of David Nicholson
A team of specialist lawyers is likely to take on an attempt to bring a private prosecution against NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson
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News
Duty of candour could lead to criminal prosecution
Boards of organisations providing NHS care which breach the government’s proposed new statutory duty of candour could face criminal prosecution.
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News
Francis response: Increased threat of prosecution for major safety breaches
NHS providers could face an increased risk of being prosecuted for major patient safety problems, which breach health and safety law, under government proposals responding to the Francis report.