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What can a patient on a waiting list do to speed…

WEBIn January 2023, the Prime Minster pledged that ‘NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get care more quickly’. However, the number of people waiting list to start …

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Let’s go halves: Splitting the cost of s.117…

WEBS.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (the ‘MHA’) imposes a joint duty on clinical commissioning groups (“CCGs”) and local authorities (“LAs”) to provide after …

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Paposhvili: Where are we now

WEBHealthcare cases such as that considered by the Strasbourg Court in Paposhvili are notoriously difficult and have often been approached with real …

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R (on the application of Axon) v. Secretary of…

WEBWednesday 9 November 2005. News & cases. R (on the application of Axon) v. Secretary of State…. Landmark members have this week been involved in a major challenge to …

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An Introduction to the Legal Structures of the NHS

WEBIn the 2015 Spending Review the government announced that funding for the Department of Health would increase to £133.1 billion (or £126.5 billion at 2017/18

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NHS England issues a new “good practice” guidance…

WEBWednesday 14 July 2021. NHS England issues a new “good practice” guidance on…. For adults liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”), NHS England …

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R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and…

WEBThe Court of Appeal rejected a challenge to s.1 (1) (d) of the Abortion Act 1967: R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2022] EWCA Civ …

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NHS COMPLAINTS AND THE HEALTH SERVICE …

WEB3 2. Data on written complaints in the NHS, which is published on a yearly basis by NHS Digital, shows that the number of complaints made by or on behalf of patients is rising.2 …

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WEBLandmark Chambers is a leading set of barristers chambers advising on the legal rules that affect the operation and management of the NHS in England. This resource provides …

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The legal issues around delayed discharge of…

WEBThe problem of discharging mental health patients safely into appropriate community settings is a small part of a much larger problem of delayed hospital discharges, which …

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A GUIDE TO THE LAW ON NHS CONTINUING CARE AND NHS …

WEB5.1 NHS Funded Nursing care is covered by Part 6 of the 2012 Regulations. Regulation 20 defines “nursing care” as follows: 12[2001] QC 213. ““nursing care” means nursing care …

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WEBLandmark Chambers is a leading set of barristers chambers who often advise on a range of statutory schemes including pensions. This resource provides information on the law …

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The powers and duties of the Secretary of State for Health

WEB“(1) There is to be a body corporate known as the National Health Service Commissioning Board (“the Board”). (2) The Board is subject to the duty under section 1(1) concurrently …

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Establishing the NHS body responsible for commissioning …

WEB4.2. A reference to ^the oard _ in the NHS Act is a reference to the National Health Service ommissioning oard, which operates under the name of NHS England _.

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Pastoral Care Welfare and Mental Health in Universities

WEB4.8% of 17-19 year olds met the diagnostic criteria for depression in 2016/17 and 13.1% of 17-19 year olds. 26.8% of young people aged 16-24 reported having suicidal thoughts in …

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Does the right to autonomy include a right to…

WEBTuesday 12 September 2023. News & cases. Does the right to autonomy include a right to demand a…. The unusual facts. JJ is a serving prisoner, who as a result of a rare …

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The impact of procurement law in the NHS

WEB5 1.6. The scope of the two sets of regulations are discussed in detail below, but the position in summary is as follows: a) The PCRs apply to all contracts (whether for health …

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Supreme Court decision in LB Merton v Nuffield…

WEBWednesday 7 June 2023. Supreme Court decision in LB Merton v Nuffield Health…. The Supreme Court has today handed down an important judgment on the approach to …

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