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 …
Ridouts has seen an emergence of fee disputes between care home providers and local authorities in recent times. These disputes are arising out of the Care Act 2014 in respect of financial needs assessments or annual fee increases, where the local authority (“LA”) has refused to pay. Disputes particularly centre around the aspect of “financial …
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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 …
On 5 June 2023, a group of doctors, including some General Practitioners, have begun legal proceedings against the General Medical Council (“GMC”) over what they say is a failure to act on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Why are they taking legal action? The doctors are specifically concerned about the social media posts of Dr Aseem Malhotra, …
On Monday 12 June 2023, in response to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life following an Ofsted inspection, the education regulator has announced a number of reforms to its current inspection system. Schools which are given an Ofsted rating of inadequate will be re-inspected sooner to give them a …
The Health and Care Professions Council (“HCPC”) has announced that it will be offering new support to registrants who are going through the Fitness to Practise (“FTP”) process. As readers will be aware, the HCPC is the independent regulator of health and care professionals in the UK and regulates over 280,000 professionals across 15 separate …
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