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The role of the Care Quality Commission

WEBThe CQC is a non-departmental statutory body, sponsored by the Department of Health, responsible for regulating health and social care services in England, as well …

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Local authorities and health services

WEBThe LexisPSL Local Government team and Ros Ashcroft examine l. ocal authority statutory functions with regard to the provision of health services. This article …

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Moving between boroughs for those with EHC Plans

WEBWhen children and young persons with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) move between boroughs, the local authorities involved have different duties …

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The role of the Care Quality Commission

WEBThe CQC is a non-departmental statutory body, sponsored by the Department of Health, responsible for regulating health and social care services in England, as well …

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When is guidance ‘statutory’ and does it matter

WEBAll sorts of people throw guidance at professionals that does not bear the label ‘statutory’. It is of varying quality and usefulness. Some of it is driven by a political …

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Community Treatment Orders: does seeing patients remotely …

WEBJonathan Auburn and Lucy McCann assess whether decision-making as to community treatment orders requires physical attendance. The recent judgment of the …

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HSE names weirdest uses of health and safety as excuse for bans

WEBThe Health and Safety Executive has set out its top 10 list of the most bizarre health bans or restrictions spotted in media coverage over the last year. “Health …

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Local authority ordered to pay £200k after sports ground car park …

WEBA local authority has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a man died when his car drove into a horizontal swing barrier gate to a car park at a sports …

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Capacity to make decisions on care and alcohol dependency

WEBCapacity assessments should consider the individual’s ability to understand, use, retain and weigh information about the consequences of their alcohol consumption …

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Researchers call for “urgent revision” to fabricated or Induced …

WEBResearchers at the University of Leeds have called for “urgent revision” to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) …

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The Care Act 2014 and appeal mechanisms

WEBThe Care Act 2014. Part 1 of the Act provides for a duty on local authorities to meet the care needs of eligible individuals within their area who require such support. …

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Section 117 after-care statutory guidance – a missed opportunity

WEBLee Parkhill reviews new Government guidance on the joint duty under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983. On 26 January 2024, the Department of Health and …

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Segregation on mental health wards

WEBThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently published interim findings about the segregation in mental health wards of young people and people with a …

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Possession and mental health

WEBMental health issues represent perhaps one of the greatest challenges in a social housing context when possession is sought, writes Jim Tindal. Officers and …

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Looked after children and medical treatment

WEBConsent for medical treatment of a 'looked after' child who is subject to a care or placement order has the potential to be a grey area, particularly where treatment …

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NHS trust fails in High Court bid to secure £1m developer …

WEBThe University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has lost on all four grounds in a High Court case over whether Harborough District Council should have required a …

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CCTV and care packages

WEBHannah Taylor is an Associate at Bevan Brittan. She can be contacted on 0370 194 3046 or by email. The use of CCTV in packages of care in the community …

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Mandatory decibel limits in hospitality venues

WEBA person responsible for carrying on a business of a public house, café, restaurant or bar (including a bar in a hotel or members’ club) must, during the …

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Community treatment orders, conditions and deprivations of liberty

WEB34. Furthermore, once it is made clear that the RC has no power to impose conditions which amount to a deprivation of liberty, any conscientious RC can be …

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