“The consultation paper makes provisional proposals which seek to simplify and modernise the law and establish a streamlined, transparent and responsive system of regulation of health care professionals, and in England only, the regulation of social workers.”
Law Commission, 1st March 2012
“Cynthia Bower, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, announced it was ‘time to move on’ as the Department of Health announced a review of the organisation she heads, which has been beset by low morale, lack of funds and board level disputes.”
The Independent, 24th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One of England’s biggest hospital trusts has been accused of ‘institutionalised racism’ after a senior manager it sacked won almost £1m in damages for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 70 disabled patients have died because of mistakes by hospital staff in the past decade, it was claimed. Mencap, a disability charity, described the findings in its report as damning, adding that as a result of ‘institutional discrimination in the NHS’ people were needlessly dying.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner has formally requested new powers to conduct compulsory data protection audits of local Government and public health organisations.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th December 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A couple have won a rare victory over a health authority’s strict rules on infertility treatment, in a decision that could give hope to other would-be parents.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading has referred the privately funded healthcare industry to the Competition Commission after it found a number of features that prevent, restrict or distort competition in the £5bn UK private healthcare market.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Care Quality Commission has been told to press on with plans to take over the policing of IVF clinics, despite warning that it cannot cope with the extra workload.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The watchdog responsible for overseeing the NHS has come under fire on multiple fronts, with counsel for the public inquiry into the Mid Staffs hospital scandal calling into question its leadership and ‘unhealthy organisational culture’ while the National Audit Office said its failures had risked ‘unsafe or poor quality (patient) care.’ ”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Patients were put at risk by an unacceptable fall in the number of inspections of hospitals and care homes, MPs say.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 22-stone, ‘morbidly obese’ ex-policeman has lost his latest attempt to force the NHS to pay for stomach surgery, despite his lawyers saying he might have less than a year to live.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman today broke down in tears yesterday she asked a High Court judge to allow her brain-damaged sister to die.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The prohibition on the sale of tobacco from automatic vending machines was justified on the ground of the protection of public health, was proportionate and therefore did not violate EU law by its adverse effect on the business of the operators of vending machines and suppliers in other EU states.”
WLR Daily, 17th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The UK’s ‘outdated’ drug laws could be doing more harm than good and are failing to recognise that banning some ‘legal highs’ may have negative consequences for public health, according to the leading independent panel set up to analyse drugs policy.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘Substantive’ changes are to be made to the controversial NHS bill which is going through parliament, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin says.”
BBC News, 16th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Controversial Government reforms will spell the end of the NHS as it stands, academics warn, as the Health Secretary was forced to reassure MPs that hospitals and doctors would not face accusations of running cartels.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Commission has accepted a referral from the Department of Health to review the regulation of health and social care professionals.”
Law Commission, 16th February 2011
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Elderly patients who believe they have been treated badly because of their age could sue the National Health Service under new rights to be unveiled by ministers next month.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A local health authority’s plans for the fluoridation of a city’s tap water was not unlawful, the High Court ruled today.”
The Independent, 11th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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