What is the consultation? The popularity of non-surgical cosmetic procedures has been growing in recent years. The cosmetic and personal care sector is a major contributor to the UK economy with a total GDP contribution of £24.5 billion and tax contributions of £6.8 billion in 2022. The Government is currently consulting on whether a licensing …
Safeguarding all patients, including children and vulnerable adults, is of paramount importance. Accordingly, all registered healthcare practitioners accept that they will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (“DBS”) checks, usually enhanced or enhanced with barred list checks, when employed or contracting with certain organisations. This not only provides the required assurances to those employing …
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On 14 August 2023, Ofsted published guidance for providers, social workers and commissioners on placing children who are subject to a deprivation of liberty order (“DoL”) in unregistered settings. The guidance titled, ‘Placing Children: deprivation of liberty orders’ (“Guidance”) should be read by providers who provide care to looked after children in the following settings: …
On 10 August 2023, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in R (on the application of Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31 (“Worcestershire case”). Background to the Worcestershire case This case involved a person (“JG”) who suffers from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder. JG was detained under …
The Health and Social Care Committee (“HSCC”) have recommended that pharmacists play a ‘critical role’ in the delivery of vaccinations within the UK to improve vaccination access. Whilst agreeing with the Director of Market Access and Policy Affairs of Moderna, Stuart Carroll that pharmacists ‘deliver a significant number of vaccines already’, the HSCC agreed that …
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The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year. There were 109 potential victims exploited for personal or financial gain between January and March 2023 – twice as many as the same period in 2022. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority’s (“GLAA”) role is …
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On 4 July 2023, the British Medical Association (“BMA”) Annual Representative Meeting passed a no confidence vote in the General Medical Council (“GMC”) and the GMC’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (“MPTS”) and will now call for its leaderships dismissal. The BMA has voted in favour of a motion calling for the leadership teams to be …
Today junior doctors in England have begun their longest walkout yet, in protest over pay. They are demanding a 35% pay rise, which the government has refused to offer. The strike started at 07:00 on Thursday 13 July 2023 and will end at 07:00 on Tuesday 18 July 2023. The strike is expected to cause …
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On 8 January 2023, Ruth Perry, the headteacher of Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life after being told that the school had been downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate following an Ofsted inspection. Ms Perry’s family has previously blamed the Ofsted inspection for her death, and they are calling for an inquiry into …
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On 10 July 2023, the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) announced via an uploaded video, that by March 2024, 80% of care providers in the UK must use digital record-keeping software. This is in accordance with the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) policy paper titled ‘A plan for digital health and social care’ published …
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