On 15 May 2025, NHS England (NHSE) published the very senior managers (VSM) pay framework

In the fifth and final episode of the series, Laura and Mark look back at the reasons why MHPS was introduced in 2003.

On 16 April 2025, in a landmark decision in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd (FWS) v The Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court held that the terms “man”, “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) refer to biological sex.

Following changes announced by the Home Office on 12 March 2025, a raft of changes will be made to the current immigration rules. 

On 4 March 2025, the Government announced that it was going to “table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill following weeks of consultation and responses from business groups, trade unions and wider civil society.”

Court of Appeal decision that clarifies the correct approach in expression of belief cases after the recent case of Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s school.

In episode 4 of the MHPS podcast series, Laura Horovitz and Mark Sutton KC discuss what happens when there is a breakdown of working relationships between a doctor and their colleagues

This judgment has identified a clear gap in the law that has significant implications for all police forces in their efforts to address culture following the conclusions and recommendations of the Casey Review.

When a concern about a doctor is also being considered by the GMC and/or the police/counterfraud, should internal proceedings be put on hold pending the outcome of the regulatory/criminal proceedings?

Given the Government’s plans for employment law reform, we highlight some key changes and appeal court decisions to look out for in 2025.

In episode 3 of the MHPS podcast series the conversation turns to parallel proceedings and the circumstances in which an MHPS can proceed alongside concurrent criminal or regulatory proceedings.

Supreme Court that significantly clarifies the correct interpretation of Section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.