Health and social care
17/07/19
NHS England and NHS Improvement have set targets for reducing number of disciplinary cases involving black and minority ethnic (BME) employees throughout the NHS as part of a drive towards a just culture.
Housing
16/07/19
Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.
Emergency services
08/07/19
In the first case of perceptive discrimination to come before the Court of Appeal, the Court has upheld the decision of the EAT that a police officer was discriminated against when she was refused a transfer because of a perceived disability.
Care Homes
Health and social care
04/07/19
On 16 May the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 replaced the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regime with the Liberty Protection Safeguards. We outline some of the key changes and the concerns for care home registered managers.
GPs
20/06/19
A GP practice must have its property ‘housekeeping’ in order, but as practices move forward with their Primary Care Networks it is vital they are in a strong position. We take you through the when and whys of GP lease arrangements and how we can help.
Care Homes
Health and social care
17/06/19
Read our roundup of the top insights from across the social care sector.
GPs
17/06/19
We provide an insight into the requirement for out of hours clinics and reliance on locum doctors which has become increasingly necessary.
Housing
13/06/19
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Health and social care
11/06/19
Calculating holiday pay and Agenda for Change (AfC)—read our analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision in 'Flowers and others v East of England Ambulance Trust,' and the key takeaways for NHS employers here.
Housing
31/05/19
Ensuring that provisions protecting the quality of units are adequately drafted in development agreements is becoming more critical than ever, as development costs continue to grow exponentially.
GPs
30/05/19
One of the most significant shifts in indemnity provision within General Practice occurred as of 1 April 2019 when the Clinical Negligence Scheme for GPs (“CNSGP”) was introduced.
Health and social care
29/05/19
Over the last few months we have seen the launch of the EU settled status scheme amid continued uncertainty over Brexit, and the publication of the latest gender pay gap reports. Read our latest employment law update for social housing and care homes.