‘The Attorney General has warned about the “danger” of regulators micro-managing the legal profession, but also indicated that the government is unlikely to roll back the Clementi reforms that led to the creation of independent regulators.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Three nursing home staff have been jailed and a fourth given a community sentence for tormenting and abusing elderly residents with dementia, actions described by the trial judge as “gratuitous sport at the expense of vulnerable victims”.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first national inspection of more than 900 GP surgeries in England has found one in three is failing to meet basic standards.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Advocacy is a skill that exposes truth or lies in the court process. It is a forensic challenge that doesn’t depend on the colour of the advocate’s lipstick or the lining of Queen’s Counsel’s suit, but on ability.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Hospitals have made no improvement in patient safety or treating the ill with dignity and respect despite the concerns triggered by the Mid Staffordshire scandal, according to the independent healthcare regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also found no improvement in hospitals monitoring and assessment of the quality of care they are providing.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A government-backed review into how the NHS in England handles complaints is set to publish its conclusions later.”
BBC News, 28th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Care Quality Commission has made headlines recently with the focus on inadequacies in its processes as a regulator and its failure to spot sub-standard and even dangerous levels of care. Its fellow regulator Ofsted, however, is more likely to be accused of being over – rather than under – zealous, but its approach has been subject to far less scrutiny.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“One of the officials at England’s health regulator accused of a cover-up has been cleared of wrong-doing in an internal inquiry.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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