All Legal articles – Page 89
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NewsNew adult care legislation to be pushed through
The introduction of legal protections for adults in care is to be brought forward following revelations of abuse at a Bristol residential hospital, the government has indicated.
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NewsAlan Johnson 'put pressure on regulator to keep quiet on Mid Staffs deaths'
Former health secretary Alan Johnson put pressure on the Healthcare Commission not to publish controversial figures suggesting up to 1,200 people had died unnecessarily at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the public inquiry was told.
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Date approaches for Royal Brompton legal challenge over service review
STRUCTURE: The Royal Brompton & Harefield Foundation Trust will on July 14 apply for permission for a judicial review of the proposal to end paediatric cardiac surgery at the trust.
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NewsFour arrested over residential hospital 'abuse'
The operator of a residential hospital has apologised unreservedly and suspended a number of staff following allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties.
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NewsOrganisational reform poses 'catastrophic' information risk
Managers could “stumble into illegality” by breaching the Data Protection Act as a result of the rapid structural reforms to the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
STRUCTURE: A man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining patient information from two walk-in centres run by NHS Bury.
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NewsDH 'mistaken' in backing Mid Staffs FT bid, says Moyes
The Department of Health failed to tell Monitor it had concerns about Mid Staffordshire Trust’s finances when the secretary of state backed the organisation’s bid for foundation status, according to the regulator’s former chair..
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NewsSouthern Cross to defer rent in bid to slash £230m rental bill
Under pressure care home provider Southern Cross will underpay its rent over the next four months as it seeks a long-term solution to its financial crisis.
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George Eliot sees 92% rise in litigation claims
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust recorded a 92 per cent increase in the number of medico legal claims against it in 2010-11 compared with the previous year.
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NewsMonitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
Monitor’s chief operating officer has defended the need for a separate economic regulator of the NHS in his evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsRoyal Cornwall reveals chief exec dismissal costs
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust spent nearly £380,000 on a legal battle with its former chief executive, it admitted this week.
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NewsCQC attacks NHS elderly care levels
Inspections into care standards have raised serious concerns about the way NHS hospitals treat elderly people.
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NewsTrust issues 18,600 parking fines in 12 months
More than 18,600 parking penalties were issued by three hospitals during 2010, according to consumer group Which?.
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NewsBirmingham council loses care judicial review
Judge says disability legislation must be followed
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NHS Greenwich heading to judicial review with GPs over contract termination
PERFORMANCE: The commisioning organisation NHS Greenwich, part of the South East London cluster, terminated one of its practice’s PMS contract with six months’ notice, sparking a request for a judicial review.
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NewsLocum surgeons 'not appropriately qualified'
Some locum surgeons are working beyond their expertise and are not eligible to be called consultants, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
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NewsNegligence claims against GPs rise
Medical negligence claims against GPs have jumped by almost 20 per cent, figures suggest.
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Data transparency letter to Treasury reveals fraud fears
Public organisations are at an increased risk of fraud because of the government’s requirement for them to publish detailed spending data online, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFast-tracked treatment for armed forces to be law
Commissioners face further pressure not to restrict treatments following a move to enshrine in law preferential access to care for the armed forces.
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NHS Surrey halted referrals to private providers over indemnity risk
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust identified risk around lack of indemnity cover at some of its independent providers and halted referrals to them in March as a result, according to latest board papers.