Man accused of infecting women with HIV virus dies in hospital aged 34 – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2013 in grievous bodily harm, health, HIV, news, trials by sally

“A man accused of infecting two women with the HIV virus has died in hospital.”

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The Independent, 8th August 2013

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Regina (Lewisham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Health and another; Regina (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Ltd) v Same – WLR Daily

Regina (Lewisham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Health and another; Regina (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Ltd) v Same [2013] EWHC 2329 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 331

“The words ‘the trust’ in sections 65F(1), 65I(1) and 65K(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006, as inserted, meant the particular failing trust to which a Trust Special Administrator had been appointed and not any other NHS trust.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Lewisham hospital cuts plan ruled unlawful by judge – The Guardian

Posted August 1st, 2013 in health, hospitals, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has had his decision to reduce services at a major hospital declared unlawful and quashed by the high court.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2013

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NHS care watchdog CQC to overhaul hospital inspection system – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2013 in health, hospitals, news, quality assurance by tracey

“The NHS care watchdog is abandoning its discredited way of inspecting hospitals and instead plans to use much larger teams of inspectors, including patients, to do in-depth investigations ‘lasting more than a week. ‘ ”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2013

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Fédération des maisons de repos privées de Belgique (Femarbel) ASBL v Commission communautaire commune de Bruxelles-Capitale – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2013 in EC law, freedom of movement, health, law reports, social services by sally

Fédération des maisons de repos privées de Belgique (Femarbel) ASBL v Commission communautaire commune de Bruxelles-Capitale (Case C-57/12); [2013] WLR (D) 278

“On the proper interpretation of article 2(2)(f) of Parliament and Council Directive 2006/123/EC of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market, the exclusion of healthcare services from the scope of the Directive covered any activity intended to assess, maintain or restore the state of health of patients, where that activity was carried out by healthcare professionals recognised as such by the member state concerned, regardless of the ways in which the facilities in which that care was provided were organised and financed or whether they were public or private. On the proper interpretation of article 2(2)(j) the exclusion of social services from the scope of that Directive included any activity relating, inter alia, to the care and assistance of elderly persons, where that activity was carried out by a private service provider which has been mandated by the state by means of an act conferring, in a clear and transparent manner, a genuine obligation to provide such services under specific conditions.”

WLR Daily, 11th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

UK plans for plain cigarette packaging to be shelved – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2013 in advertising, drug abuse, health, news by tracey

“Ministers are to announce that they have decided to shelve plans to introduce legislation forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging. In a written statement to MPs, the Department of Health will say that it wants more time to study the impact of a similar law in Australia before deciding to press ahead with standardised cigarette packaging in England.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2013

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Consultation launched into migrant access of health services – Home Office

Posted July 5th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, press releases by tracey

“A consultation into short term migrant’s access and contribution to the NHS has been launched as part of the Immigration Bill.”

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Home Office, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Whistleblowers: Is a change in the law enough to protect them – and us? – The Independent

Posted July 4th, 2013 in banking, health, news, public interest, reports, whistleblowers by sally

“As a lawyer acting for whistleblowers, I have been struck by the common message emerging from the public inquiries into scandals across very different sectors.”

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The Independent, 3rd July 2013

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Consultations on upcoming immigration bill – UK Border Agency

Posted July 4th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“The government has launched two consultations seeking views on proposed immigration legislation.”

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UK Border Agency, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

How has the NHS been changed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in budgets, competition, doctors, health, hospitals, lectures, medical treatment by sally

“The purpose of this lecture is to attempt to look at the big themes in healthcare law in order to understand how the legal structure of the NHS has changed as a result of the passing and almost complete implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Inevitably there are other factors that change the NHS at the same time and I will attempt to weave in these other factors at an appropriate place.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 26th June 2013

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Confidentiality clauses in public sector payoffs ‘must not stop whistleblowers’ – The Guardian

“Margaret Hodge says government must make clear deals should not stop whistleblowers from speaking out, after NAO report.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

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New guidance on DNR orders brought forward – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in doctors, health, hospital orders, news by tracey

“Medical bodies plan to publish updated guidance by end of year after deciding not to wait for conclusion of Janet Tracey case.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

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Public bodies use privacy laws to hide information, says watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 21st, 2013 in data protection, freedom of information, health, news, privacy by tracey

“Organisations are hiding behind data protection laws as an excuse to with-hold information from the public, a watchdog has admitted in the wake of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2013

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Police cells holding more than 9,000 mentally ill people a year – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2013 in detention, health, mental health, news, prisons, reports by sally

“More than 9,000 mentally ill people a year are being detained in police custody despite official guidance that such powers should be used only in exceptional circumstances, watchdogs say.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2013

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Do NHS commissioners invest enough in contract management? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted June 18th, 2013 in contracting out, contracts, health, news by sally

“The NHS is in the middle of the transition from a publicly funded and publicly provided health service towards a publicly funded but increasingly privately provided service. It is thus following the course adopted in social care, with the closure of local authority owned care homes and the contracting out of service provision to commercial, charity, and other voluntary sector providers.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 17th June 2013

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Police launch inquiry into hundreds of Stafford hospital deaths – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2013 in health, hospitals, inquiries, negligence, news by tracey

“Hundreds of deaths at Stafford hospital are being examined by police after a review identified 200 to 300 cases where neglect might have been a contributory factor. Following the publication of the Francis report into serious care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation trust, police, medical regulators and prosecutors launched a multi-agency review to establish whether any criminal offences were committed.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

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Contracting a contagious disease in the course of a teacher’s employment – Employment Law Blog

Posted May 31st, 2013 in appeals, employment, employment tribunals, health, news, sick leave, teachers by sally

“The Burgundy Book (the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales) provides that a teacher is entitled to full pay where her ‘absence was due to an infectious or contagious illness contracted directly in the course of the teacher’s employment’, and that ‘such absence was not be reckoned against the teacher’s entitlement to sick leave’.”

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Employment Law Blog, 30th May 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Diabetic driver jailed for impaling pedestrian – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2013 in dangerous driving, disqualification, health, news, sentencing by sally

“A driver who failed to tell the DVLA that he had diabetes has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for three years leaving a pedestrian impaled on the railings after losing control of his car when his blood-sugar level plummeted.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2013

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Disabled woman died after NHS blunders, ombudsman finds – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2013 in disabled persons, doctors, health, hospitals, news, ombudsmen, reports by sally

“A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, the NHS ombudsman says on Tuesday in a highly critical report that has led to fresh claims of prejudicial attitudes leading to poor care for such vulnerable patients.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

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Widower to receive £150,000 payout linked to wife’s death in Oxfordshire – BBC News

“A widower left with brain damage from alcohol abuse linked to the shock of his wife’s sudden death is to receive a £150,000 payout from the NHS.”

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BBC News, 15th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk