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• A look back at 2015 for #ukhousing  -

  18/12/2015As we take a look back over the year, it’s hard to imagine that the festive season was ever going to come! There have been many ‘big impact’ proposals on the sector, and this has left RPs asking themselves a lot of questions about the future of their business models. As you all take a ...

• European court rules on meaning of “establishment” for the purpose of collective redundancy consultation  -

  01/05/2015Speed read The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that for the purpose of determining whether collective consultation is necessary, the term “establishment” means the entity to which the workers are assigned, and not the whole of the business. The welcome result for employers is that ...

• Delegated co-commissioning: What does it mean for GP premises?  -

  29/04/2015On 1 April 2015, 65 Clinical Commissioning Groups, from across the country, accepted delegated responsibility for the commissioning of primary health care services. At the same time as clinical commissioning responsibilities were delegated, so too were obligations to make decisions and administer ...

• Why are competition and integration not mutually exclusive?  -

  14/04/2015Monitor recently published guidance on integrated care which highlights why competition does not need to be a barrier to integration. What is integration? Integrated care is primarily about ensuring better outcomes for patients by providing coordinated, person-centred care and support. Why are ...

• Informed consent to treatment – the new duty to warn  -

  07/04/2015The recent decision in Montgomery (Appellant) v Lanarkshire Health Board (Respondent) [2015] marks an important turning point in the law of consent.  Gone is the  peer based review approach i.e what a responsible body of medical opinion would warn of and instead we now have a more patient focused ...

• Understanding changes to your estates - Construction Industry Council seminar invitation 2015  -

  30/03/2015We have been asked to draw your attention to an exciting series of seminars being organised by the Construction Industry Council, please click here for details. These draw heavily on the ground breaking Proton Beam Therapy project recently approved by the Treasury and on which Capsticks have been ...

• The latest ruling from the Tribunals on holiday pay  -

  27/03/2015Speed read In the latest decision on holiday pay following on from the recent EAT decision in Bear Scotland, the Employment Tribunal has ruled that the Working Time Regulations 1998 (the UK Regulations) can be interpreted so as to include commission payments in the calculation of holiday pay. For ...

• Crossing the Fine Line: Removal of caps for maximum fines in the magistrates’ court  -

  24/03/2015Recent changes have been made by the Government to remove the financial limit on the maximum fines that the magistrates’ courts  can impose. The Government has stated that its intention in making the changes is to encourage greater use of fines by magistrates, and the removal of the cap would ...

• Collaboration: the future for housing associations, health providers and councils  -

  24/03/2015Capsticks is delighted to announce the publication, today, of the New Local Government Network's latest research paper. The report, entitled "A Design for Life: How Councils and Housing Associations can Collaborate for Impact" looks at the integration of health, social care and housing. Previous ...

• Freedom to Speak Up Review Published Today  -

  11/02/2015At a glance Sir Robert Francis QC’s much-anticipated Freedom to Speak Up Review was published today.  It recommends a wide-ranging reform of culture in healthcare, to ensure that healthcare staff feel safe to raise concerns over patient care and treatment without fear of reprisal. Sir Robert’s ...

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