All Legal articles – Page 99
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NewsBad practice reporting guide published
A new guide has been made available to employers in the NHS that offers advice on how to ensure staff can report bad practice.
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NewsFormer IT boss denies financial conspiracy charges
The former chairman of an IT firm involved in a major NHS project has denied conspiring to make misleading statements about the company’s financial position.
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NewsRose Gibb wins £175k appeal
Rose Gibb is £175,000 better off today after the Court of Appeal ruled the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust should be paid her severance deal.
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NewsManagers must not underestimate effect of EU law
NHS managers should not underestimate the effect EU law could have on the supply and organisation of their services, a NHS Confederation session was told.
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NewsNHS staff seek justice over parking
A solicitor representing doctors and nurses at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust is challenging a ban on staff using an on-site car park between 7.30am and 8pm.
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NewsChanges at trust after patient records lost
Security measures have been tightened at a hospital trust after the physiotherapy records of 2,000 patients were lost or destroyed.
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HSJ KnowledgeManaging stress in the NHS – the legal perspective
It is normal to feel some degree of stress at work and employers can avoid compensation claims by giving reasonable support, says Andrew Craggs
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NewsConsultant loses £1m Barts damages claim
A consultant anaesthetist who claims his back was injured after he was knocked unconscious by a theatre light during an operation has lost his £1m High Court damages claim.
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NewsNHS patient data security 'concerning'
Data security measures currently in place at NHS trusts and other medical facilities are a “concern”, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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NewsCQC review uncovers nursing failures and poor staff supervision
Nursing failures and poor staff supervision were discovered at a mental health unit after an investigation into the deaths of six elderly patients, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsNHS staff vetting plans to be scaled back
Home secretary, Theresa May, has promised to scale back “draconian” plans for vetting people working with children and vulnerable adults to bring in more “common sense”.
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NewsHospital manager sacked for inquiry interference
A senior hospital manager has been sacked after trying to suppress the details of how a 20-year-old man died, an NHS trust has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeAvoid redundancy pitfalls
When you are looking to reduce the burden of your payroll, you have to be careful not to leave yourself exposed to a costly legal challenge, writes Sean Reynolds
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NewsMore than 100 candidates stand in first two health board elections
Twenty two people were directly elected onto two Scottish regional NHS boards last night in an experiment to test the impact of democratisation.
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NewsFormer manager jailed for funding private stud farm with NHS money
A former NHS manager who bought horse semen, thoroughbred horses and numerous other goods and services for her private stud business with NHS funds has been jailed for two years and nine months.
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NewsBasildon handed fine over death of disabled patient
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been fined £50,000 plus £40,000 costs following the death of a patient with cerebral palsy.
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NewsHigh-risk psychiatric patients fitted with GPS
Some high-risk psychiatric patients are being fitted with satellite tracking devices by hospitals to stop them escaping and reoffending.
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NewsASBO issued to patient who faked illness
A homeless man with over 70 aliases, who became an expert at faking illness so he could gain overnight admittance to hospitals, was issued with a three year criminal ASBO.
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NewsMonitor chair wants FTs off public balance sheet
Foundation trusts should be freed from one of the shackles put in place during the Labour government’s internal battle over their creation, Monitor’s new chair has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeImplementing the Safer Childbirth standards
Teams across the country are piloting risk-minimising practices for maternity services to help avoid mishaps and litigation, says Rebecca Fitzpatrick