Key considerations when making a decision regarding whether to disclose patient records to the police: Has a Court Order been obtained by the police or is there a witness summons compelling an individual to produce the relevant records to the Court? The…
While attending the NHS Confederation annual conference in Cardiff, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, confirmed that NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Legal and Risk Services will be the organisation operating the Future Liabilities Scheme that…
The final report of the GP partnership review, led by Dr Nigel Watson, was published on 15 January 2019.[1] The report follows Secretary for Health and Social Care, Mr Matt Hancock, announcement in February 2018 that a review should take…
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 contains requirements to secure a conviction: The defendant was a qualifying organisation The organisation owed a relevant duty of care to the deceased The duty of care was grossly breached A substantial component of the breach…
In a significant new decision on clinical negligence liability, although finding a breach of duty, the Court of Appeal held that a mother could not recover the costs associated with her child’s disability, where the advice which she had sought…
Before buying or renting commercial property, business owners and investors must consider whether a transaction will be subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) on the sale price or the rent. It is a consideration that should be taken into account…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently published ‘Driving improvement’, a resource for adult social care. This resource contains a collection of case studies which detail the journeys of nine services that received ‘inadequate’ ratings and/or enforcement action but which were…
The Williams Review has published its report concerning gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare. The report suggests sweeping changes in the way fatal medical errors are investigated. Criminalising doctors for errors The rapid policy review was instigated by Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the…
The ever increasing demand on healthcare resources is a topic that never strays too far from media headlines. The combination of an ageing population with the growing prevalence of complex and chronic diseases, places further pressure on emergency care departments…
The Williams Review will form part of a rapid policy review into gross negligence manslaughter (GNM) in the context of healthcare provision. The deadline for written evidence for consideration was 13 April 2018. Dr Bawa-Garba A related process commissioned by the General Medical Council…
