16 Jun 2009 |
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Capsticks raises over £4000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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15 Jun 2009 |
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NHS Counter Fraud Service appoints Capsticks
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08 Jun 2009 |
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Capsticks appointed to Yorkshire and Humber panel
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07 Jun 2009 |
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Special commendation
Capsticks receives special commendation at the HealthInvestor Awards |
01 Apr 2009 |
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Capsticks makes up five new partners
In April 2009 Capsticks celebrated the appointment of five new partners |
25 Feb 2009 |
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Transactions Manual published
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09 Feb 2009 |
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Capsticks Advises on Acquisition of Coalfield Enterprise Fund's Shares and Loan Notes
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Land sales in today's economic climate
In recent years, there has been little shortage of potential buyers bidding on properties coming onto the market, even if there are eventual delays in the sale process. |
16 Dec 2008 |
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When is a hospital responsible for the suicide of a patient under Article 2 ECHR?
The duties of care to patients in the acute and mental health sector have just been extended. |
12 Dec 2008 |
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Applications to the Pharmaceutical List:
Guidance on the "necessary and desirable" test.
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08 Dec 2008 |
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Capsticks opens a Birmingham office
Capsticks opens an office in Birmingham on 08 December 2008. |
08 Dec 2008 |
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Employment law 2009 - Dates for your diary
Birmingham and London 2009 |
28 Nov 2008 |
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Learning Disability Structuring Update
The Department of Health has issued an update regarding the transfer of learning disability social care funding and commissioning from the NHS to Local Government. |
28 Nov 2008 |
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Procurement for world class healthcare services
Efficient and robust procurement is now a prerequisite for all NHS bodies. |
12 Nov 2008 |
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Real involvement: DH guidance on consultation
DH’s guidance on the new Section 242 NHS Act 2006 has just been published. |
10 Nov 2008 |
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Integrated Care Pilot Programme
We have been looking at some of the issues that are likely to impact on organisations seeking to take forward the Integrated Care Pilot Programme and to bid to set up a Pilot. |
05 Nov 2008 |
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Length of service in redundancy selection not age discriminatory
In the first reported decision on this issue, the High Court held, in Rolls Royce Plc v Unite [2008] EWHC 2420, that the use of length of service in selection for redundancy was lawful and not age discriminatory. |
31 Oct 2008 |
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Gearing up for the new standard contracts
December 2008 will see the launch of the Department of Health's new standard contracts for mental health and learning disability services, community services and ambulance services. |
23 Oct 2008 |
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Capsticks recruits 3 commercial lawyers to service client demand
Capsticks's Commercial team has recruited three lawyers to assist with the continued growth of work from its client base of 200 health and social care bodies both in and outside the NHS. |
29 Sep 2008 |
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SHAs to take consultation lead
These regulations were laid before Parliament on the 23rd September and will come into force on 3rd November 2008. |
25 Sep 2008 |
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Energy Performance Certificates and Display Energy Certificates
As from 1 October 2008, Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) will be required for all properties. |
02 Sep 2008 |
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Changes in learning disability funding
A new Circular has been issued by the Department of Health that follows on from the “Valuing People Now” consultation paper. |
01 Sep 2008 |
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Procurement: criteria must be disclosed
A recent decision has underlined the importance to public bodies of providing clear details regarding the award criteria to be used to evaluate tenders |
27 Aug 2008 |
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Ophthalmic Fraud
The new GOS contract, which took effect on 1st August 2008, means that PCTs may need to review their strategy in seeking to prevent and detect fraud by providers of ophthalmic services. |
14 Aug 2008 |
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Equitable Access in Primary Care
The national initiative aimed at addressing health inequalities means, for commissioners, another round of procurement activity in an increasingly politically sensitive market place. |
04 Aug 2008 |
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Construction projects in the new economic climate
The Estates Gazette recently highlighted that for developers, the healthcare sector is being perceived as a 'good bet' for new projects, as private credit for funding projects diminishes. |
01 Aug 2008 |
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Richard Annandale joins Capsticks as Consultant
Richard Annandale joins Capsticks as a consultant from Bevan Brittan on 1st August 2008. |
30 Jul 2008 |
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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Health and Social Care Sector
Capsticks is rated as the leading healthcare law firm. |
29 Jul 2008 |
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Do NHS bodies have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax?
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29 Jul 2008 |
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Equal Pay - PCT succeeds at final hearing
We are able to report the first decision on a final hearing in the NHS equal pay claims |
09 Jul 2008 |
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Court of Appeal ruling will affect future service reconfigurations
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24 Jun 2008 |
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NHS treatment and the validity of “top up” payments
Recent media coverage on this topic appears to have thrown up two issues for discussion |
18 Jun 2008 |
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What is an AGA?
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30 May 2008 |
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Equal pay: successor comparators
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17 Apr 2008 |
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New Code of Practice
"for the promotion of NHS funded services" |
01 Apr 2008 |
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Capsticks appoints Tina Elliott as Partner
Tina Elliott, who has worked at London law firm Capsticks since 2001, becomes a partner in the employment department on 1 April. |
03 Mar 2008 |
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Gerard Hanratty joins Capsticks as a Partner
Gerard Hanratty specialises in medical law, clinical negligence claims, NHS law, regulatory matters and issues arising from the Human Rights Act. |
25 Feb 2008 |
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Philip Brown will be speaking at the HSJ Rebuilding the NHS conference
Philip Brown, Partner, Capsticks will shortly be speaking at the HSJ Rebuilding the NHS conference on March 4th 2008. |
25 Feb 2008 |
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John Brookes, Capsticks Associate, will be speaking on the subject of TUPE.
The conference - Transforming lives, not transferring services is on Thursday 13th March 2008. |
21 Feb 2008 |
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Significant NHS legal appointments
Capsticks is delighted to announce that it has been appointed to two newly created legal panels. |
08 Dec 2008 |
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Health and Safety breaches:
This time it's personal and potentially expensive. |
07 Jan 2008 |
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Negligence led to absconding and suicide
Just before Christmas, the Court of Appeal reversed an earlier decision that had been much quoted by hospitals at Inquests and in relation to compensation claims. |
22 Oct 2007 |
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Leslie Millin visits East Anglian Air Ambulance
Leslie Millin spends the day with the East Anglian Air Ambulance Service. |
19 Oct 2007 |
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House of Lords: "Pleural plaques claims are not compensatable"
The House of Lords has ruled that anxiety induced by the asbestos related condition of pleural plaques should not give rise to damages... |
25 Sep 2007 |
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Security management funding
Last week Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced £97m funding for a range of security measures to reduce violence and abuse against NHS staff... |
21 Sep 2007 |
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Home Information Pack summary
As from 10th September 2007, any person or organisation who is marketing for sale a residential property with 3 or more bedrooms must commission a HIP... |
20 Sep 2007 |
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Deceased patients' confidentiality
The Information Tribunal has given an important judgment on the confidentiality of medical records... |
09 Aug 2007 |
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Recovery of overpayments to GDS and PDS contractors
PCTs should now have received 2006/07 year end data from the Business Services Authority. This data will enable PCTs to identify GDS/PDS contractors that did not perform their agreed number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA) in the financial year 2006/07 |
01 Aug 2007 |
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Corporate manslaughter: New law receives Royal Assent
After several stages of refinement, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act has become law. |
24 Jul 2007 |
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Welcome news for Mental Health Foundation Trusts
Welcome news for Mental Health Foundation Trusts: the restrictive amendment of s. 23 of the Mental Health Act brought in by the Health and Social Care (Community Health & Standards) Act 2003 has at last been removed. |
18 July 2007 |
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Covert filming
Covert Filming – the potential consequences. |
26 June 2007 |
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New framework for continuing care
The new National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare, published today may lead to many more people receiving additional financial help towards their care costs... |
21 May 2007 |
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Payroll Giving Gold Award 2007
The Gold Award is a symbol of excellence and is awarded to employers that have succeeded in generating sustainable income sources for UK charities through Payroll Giving.
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20 May 2007 |
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Esther Evans qualifies to go to the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg
Esther Evans, a Senior Solicitor at Capsticks, qualifies to go to the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg in September. |
03 Apr 2007 |
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Crimes under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
As from 1 April 2007, carers who ill-treat or wilfully neglect a person lacking mental capacity will be committing a crime under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
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01 Apr 2007 |
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Capsticks’ founding partner, Brian Capstick, has announced his retirement
“Brian was the founding partner of Capsticks in 1981 and his retirement marks the end of an extraordinary era" |
26 Mar 2007 |
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 - checklists
Majid Hassan and Peter Marquand have developed three checklists for assessing "Advance decisions", "Best interests" and "Lasting powers of attorney" for patients 18 or above. |
22 Mar 2007 |
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Radical changes proposed to employment dispute resolution rules
The DTI has produced an independent review of employment dispute resolution procedures. The most radical proposal is that the statutory dispute resolution procedures, which came into force in October 2004, should be abolished...
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21 Feb 2007 |
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Mental Health Bill progress
The Government suffered a setback when the Lords voted against some key provisions in the Mental Health Bill on 19 Feb... |
23 Jan 2007 |
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Timetable for implementing the Mental Capacity Act.
It was originally anticipated that the Act would be fully in force in April 2007... |
23 Jan 2007 |
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Status of Agency Workers - new guidance
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has, in the case of James v Greenwich Council, provided some useful guidance |
17 Jan 2007 |
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National Health Service Act 2006:in force 1st March 2007
There has been a consolidation of all the health legislation made since 1977.. |
