Earlier this year, I was quoted in Health Service Journal discussing the Department of Health & Social Care’s consultation on making COVID19 vaccination a mandatory condition of deployment in older age (>65) care homes. Today,…
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust yesterday became the first NHS Trust in England successfully prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to comply with its statutory duty of candour. The prosecution arose from…
Further to my recent updates about the resumption of routine dental activity from 8 June 2020, late yesterday afternoon the Chief Dental Officer for England and NHS England published the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Transition…
Few will be unfamiliar with the case of breast surgeon Ian Paterson who, in 2017, was convicted of both wounding with intent and unlawful wounding of 10 patients, then sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. This…
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (“HSIB”) is a unique organisation amongst healthcare systems worldwide and came into existence on 1 April 2017. Currently operating under the auspices of NHS Improvement, HSIB both guides and supports…
With effect from 31 October 2017, the Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments) Regulations 2014 will be amended to empower CQC to inspect and rate a wider range of independent healthcare providers. The affected providers…
I’ve written and lectured quite frequently since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004. If you’d like to read a selection of recently (but pre-blog) published articles, please see below: 2017 How Should Pharmacists Act In…
