Coroners’ death reports reveal rise in NHS warnings – BBC News

Posted March 8th, 2024 in coroners, government departments, health, hospitals, news, statistics by sally

‘Coroners in England and Wales sent 109 warnings to health bodies and the government in 2023 highlighting long NHS waits, staff shortages or a lack of NHS resources, the BBC has found.’

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BBC News, 8th March 2024

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Councils call for “realistic and achievable timetable” and allocation of new burdens funding for implementation of Awaab’s Law – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Local Government Association has called on the Government to work with the social housing sector to set a “realistic and achievable timescale” for implementation of Awaab’s Law.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th March 2024

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Long Covid: Health staff go to court for compensation – BBC News

‘Nearly 70 healthcare workers with long Covid will take their fight to the High Court later to sue the NHS and other employers for compensation.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2024

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Employers must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for women going through menopause – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2024 in employment, equality, health, menopause, news, women by sally

‘Employers could be sued for disability discrimination if they fail to make “reasonable adjustments” for women going through menopause under new guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Thursday, amid concern over the number of women leaving their jobs due to symptoms.’

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2024

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UK ministers vow to close loopholes in disposable vape ban – The Guardian

Posted January 29th, 2024 in bills, children, government departments, health, news, smoking, young persons by sally

‘UK ministers will aim to stop firms from skirting around an upcoming ban on disposable vapes by eliminating ruses such as attaching charging points to them, the health secretary has said.’

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The Guardian, 29th January 2024

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Awaab Ishak: Plan to force landlords to tackle mouldy homes – BBC News

Posted January 9th, 2024 in children, health, landlord & tenant, news, repairs by tracey

‘Rogue social housing landlords could be forced to repair mouldy homes within 24 hours as part of government proposals after a toddler’s death.’

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BBC News, 9th January 2024

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Case Comment: London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18 – UKSC Blog

Posted January 4th, 2024 in charities, fiduciary duty, health, local government, news, rates, Supreme Court by sally

‘In this post, Lisa Fox, a senior associate in the litigation team at CMS, comments on the decision by the Supreme Court in London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18. The issue before the Supreme Court was whether Nuffield Health is entitled to mandatory relief from non-domestic rates in respect of its occupation of its members-only gym under the Local Government Finance Act 1988.’

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UKSC Blog, 3rd January 2024

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Griffiths v TUI: Supreme Court Unanimously Allows Appeal – International & Travel Law Blog

‘The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in Griffiths v TUI [2023] UKSC 48, an appeal which directly concerns a Package Travel holiday sickness claim but which will also indirectly affect all those who are involved in civil litigation, due to wide ramifications of the Court’s consideration of the issue of uncontroverted expert evidence. In this post, Peter Hale considers the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the decision of the majority of the Court of Appeal.’

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International & Travel Law Blog, 29th November 2023

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NHS England faces lawsuit over patient privacy fears linked to new data platform – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2023 in data protection, health, hospitals, news, privacy by sally

‘The NHS has been accused of “breaking the law” by creating a massive data platform that will share information about patients.’

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The Guardian, 30th November 2023

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UK anti-strike rules may breach international law, MPs and peers warn – The Guardian

‘Workers in some public sector jobs will be completely prevented from striking under restrictive rules that may breach international law, parliament’s watchdog on human rights has said.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2023

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‘Employers should recognise the issues’: menstrual conditions in the workplace – The Guardian

Posted November 21st, 2023 in employment, flexible working, health, news, women by sally

‘Workplaces are failing women. Considering endometriosis affects one in 10 women and that is just one menstrual condition – there are many – where is the support, training and acknowledgment in the workplace?’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2023

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UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disorders – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2023 in blood products, health, medicines, news by sally

‘The UK’s medicines regulator has authorised the use of a world-first gene therapy as a potential cure for two inherited blood disorders.’

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The Guardian, 16th November 2023

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The HCPC’s New Standards – Mountford Chambers

Posted November 16th, 2023 in chambers articles, codes of practice, health, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Anthony James looks at the Health and Care Professions Council’s new standards of proficiency for each of the 15 professions it regulates, which came into force on 1 September 2023.’

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Mountford Chambers, 3rd October 2023

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Gambling firms to be forced to pay about £100m a year to NHS – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2023 in gambling, health, news by sally

‘Gambling companies will be forced to pay about £100m a year to the NHS to fund addiction research, prevention and treatment, as part of government changes that will replace a longstanding system of voluntary contributions.’

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The Guardian, 17th October 2023

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Solicitor dismissed over health problems awarded £1.1m damages – Legal Futures

Posted October 13th, 2023 in damages, employment, employment tribunals, health, news, solicitors, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A solicitor whose career in company secretarial work was “thrown severely off course” after being sacked due to having asthma has been awarded damages of £1.1m.’

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Legal Futures, 13th October 2023

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Transport for London bans ‘unhealthy’ artisan cheese advert – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2023 in advertising, food, health, London, news, transport by tracey

‘An advert featuring an artisan cheese has been banned on London’s transport network as it has been deemed too unhealthy.’

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BBC News, 11th September 2023

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Eight out of 10 NHS claims now settle pre-issue – Legal Futures

Posted July 20th, 2023 in budgets, costs, health, hospitals, negligence, news, statistics by tracey

‘The proportion of claims settled by NHS Resolution pre-issue hit a record 80% in the last year, but the cost of claims still rose, according to its annual report.’

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Legal Futures, 20th July 2023

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Protein drinks should carry warning after boy died, says coroner – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2023 in children, coroners, food, health, health & safety, labelling, news by sally

‘Health warnings should be added to protein drinks after a boy died from a rare genetic disease triggered by drinking one, a senior coroner says.’

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BBC News, 27th June 2023

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Windrush: Hundreds with chronic and mental illness sent back to Caribbean – BBC News

‘Hundreds of long-term sick and mentally ill people from the Windrush generation were sent back to the Caribbean in what has been described as a “historic injustice”, the BBC has found.’

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BBC News, 21st June 2023

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Public benefit for the rich?: Merton LBC v Nuffield Health – Law & Religion UK

Posted June 8th, 2023 in charities, fiduciary duty, health, local government, news, rates by tracey

‘Nuffield Health is a registered charity. Its purposes are “to advance, promote and maintain health and healthcare of all descriptions and to prevent, relieve and cure sickness and ill health of any kind, all for the public benefit.” It pursues its purposes primarily through the provision of gym facilities, including the gym at Merton Abbey. It also operates private hospitals and clinics. The facilities at Merton Abbey are mainly restricted to fee-paying members. In April 2019, the standard membership fee was £80 per month. Nuffield also offers certain limited services to non-members of the gym. S.43(5) and (6)(a) Local Government Finance Act 1988 mandates an 80 per cent relief from business rates where “the ratepayer is a charity or trustees for a charity” and the premises are “wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes (whether of that charity or of that and other charities)”. Nuffield Health claimed the mandatory relief under s.43(5) and (6)(a) from 1 August 2016, when it acquired the Merton Abbey gym.’

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Law & Religion UK, 8th June 2023

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