On 6 February 2013, Robert Francis QC published the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry. One of the issues he covers is the extent of a healthcare provider’s duty to be open and transparent with patients. He discusses the fact that whilst there is already a duty in the Code …
Francis Report recommends criminal liability for not being candid with patients Read More »
Further to their Mental Health Act Annual Report, the CQC have reported that they believe Mental Health Services must do more to improve the care they provide to patients in hospitals by ensuring that it is based on their individual needs. The Act covers the law which determines when a person with a mental disorder …
At Ridouts we have seen a significant increase in CQC issuing Notices of Proposals to cancel provider registrations, vary registrations by imposing a condition or removing a location and suspend registrations. All of these to date have been under section 26 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 which is colloquially called the “slow …
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