Insight
Building Safety: Supreme Court decision - URS v BDW
10/06/25
Liability for historical building safety defects under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Defective Premises Act 1972.
Insight
New VSM Pay Framework – what NHS organisations need to know
16/05/25
On 15 May 2025, NHS England (NHSE) published the very senior managers (VSM) pay framework
Insight
Patients in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness & Withdrawal of Treatment
12/03/25
NHS South East London ICB v JP – what does it mean for healthcare organisations?
Insight
The New Chief Coroner’s Guidance for Coroners on the Bench
05/03/25
On 24 January 2025, HHJ Alexia Durran, Chief Coroner, released the Chief Coroner’s Guidance for Coroner’s on the Bench (more commonly and previously known as “the Bench Book”).
Insight
Doctors involved in parallel proceedings - how to proceed
27/01/25
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?
Insight
Looking ahead at employment law in 2025
17/01/25
Given the Government’s plans for employment law reform, we highlight some key changes and appeal court decisions to look out for in 2025.
Insight
Delayed discharge - a significant issue for NHS Trusts
10/12/24
Delayed discharge remains a significant issue for NHS Trusts. The latest data showed that in May 2024 over 12,000 people were in hospital in England who no longer needed to be there.
Insight
Consultation opens on the government’s proposals to regulate NHS managers
29/11/24
On 26 November 2024, the Secretary of State for the DHSC, Wes Streeting, announced the launch of a consultation (Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers).
Insight
Introduction of statutory Medical Examiner system
25/10/24
In this article, we summarise the new statutory medical examiner (ME) system and how this impacts your organisation.
Insight
Clinical Law Insight: Summer 2024
19/07/24
The Summer edition of our Clinical Law Insight, in this edition: the Infected Blood Inquiry and the Voicing Loss project reports, new medical examiner system for investigating deaths and much more.
Podcast
Capsticks' Claims Handling Podcast
05/06/24
In this podcast Gerard Aston, Partner and Head of the Claims Handling Service speaks with Zaki Kramer, Deputy Director for Quality, Risk & Trust SIRO at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
Insight
New primary care Premises Costs Directions published
10/05/24
On 9 May the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published The National Health Service (General Medical Services Premises Costs) Directions 2024 (“the new Premises Cost Directions”).