In October 2017 Jenny Wilde was named a finalist at the First 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2017. In honour of International Women’s Day we now publish her essay on how women can shape the future of the legal industry, which got her into the top 5 of this national event. It’s …
The recent scandal of non-disclosure by the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to rape cases of evidence only available to the prosecution which tends to support the defence case, has brought into focus the duty on public bodies, where criminal charges are asserted, to disclose information which they feel both supports their case and crucially, …
The burden of proof in Health and Social Care – Healthcare Business Read More »
The requirement for a multi-disciplinary care and support package to meet any service user’s assessed needs is the focal point of all provider-service user interactions within the health and social care sector. It was the introduction of the Care Act 2014, and its ‘no decision about me without me’ principles, which focused the sector on …
We are disappointed with the results of our recent CQC review, one of the things we were marked down for was not involving our clients in planning their care. We dispute this as patient involvement has always be central to how our service operates. How can we compile evidence to back up our challenge? To …
Ask the solicitor – Drink and Drugs News – Nicole Ridgwell Read More »
The requirement for openness and honesty of those in the health and social care sector about the care provided to service users, particularly when things have gone wrong (referred to as the duty of candour), is a key duty that has been at the forefront of the media recently. Both providers of health and social …
Maintaining the statutory duty of candour – HSJ Insight and influence Read More »
To launch an effective challenge, providers must understand the parameters of the process itself. With CQC draft inspection reports, challenges should be made through the factual accuracy process, through which the provider has ten working days to submit a response from the date of receipt. It is important to note that CQC factual accuracy …
The requirement for a multi-disciplinary care and support package to meet any service user’s assessed needs is the focal point of all provider-service user interactions within the health and social care sector. It was the introduction of the Care Act 2014, and its ‘no decision about me without me’ principles, which focused the sector on …
Care Talk – Care Assessments – why must they be person-centered and what does that mean? Read More »
As first published in the HSJ Insight and Influence Channel. We are in mid-Winter. We were told the NHS was never better prepared. A significant ‘flu “epidemic”, relatively unusual cold conditions and a difficult Christmas (most of which were unpredictable) have all intervened. Confidence has been shattered. We have all viewed images, designed to be …
HSJ Insight and Influence Channel – Winter Pressures- A Partial Solution Read More »
Like it or not ratings for CQC regulated services are here to stay. Most recently CQC has signalled its intention to roll out ratings for a number of additional services; which were previously inspected but not provided with a rating, such as substance misuse centres and independent community health service providers. But as this expansion …
When the CMA began its market study in December 2016, it was clear that the study would look at particular terms in contracts covering matters of concern to those paying for care, for example, the size of up front deposits, unexpected fee increases and payment periods following the death of a resident. The study was …
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