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Court Permits Top Up Fees In Dentistry. Will Social Care Follow Suit?

Articles & Publications / By Nicola Wheater

Background In the recent case of The General Dental Council v Lucy Jane Williams [2023] EWCA Civ 481, the Court of Appeal confirmed the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 (“Regulations”) did not prevent “two different parts of a course of treatment” (e.g. National Health Service [“NHS”]) and private treatment) being carried …

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Challenging The Fees That Local Authorities Pay To Care Providers

Articles & Publications / By Nythan Smith

Care providers often come to us with concerns they face with local authorities failing to meet the cost of providing care at the standard that providers themselves deem necessary to maintain compliance with the regulations. Providers complain of being largely ignored by those in charge of making such decisions within the local authority and many …

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The CMA sets its sights on care home fees after death – what does it mean for providers?

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

On 31 May 2018 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published advice to UK care home providers on charging fees after a resident’s death. The advice is based upon the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) and Consumer Protection for Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs). The CRA applies a test of fairness to terms in a …

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