Day: 11 December 2018

Government commits to introducing a Mental Health Bill to transform care

Following the publication of the final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983, ministers have accepted the reviews recommendations for people to nominate a person to help with care decisions, in place of the ‘nearest relative’, and express advance preferences for treatment that clinicians should usually follow. These will both form …

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Sexual Safety in Care: Considering the recent case of CQC v Hillgreen Care Limited [2018]

There has been recent media attention in relation to sexual safety of service users in care homes following the case of CQC v Hillgreen Care Limited [2018], where the provider was fined £300,000 for failing in its duty to protect service users in its care, exposing them to the risk of sexual abuse. District Judge …

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