healthcare update - issue seven
Welcome to the seventh edition of our healthcare
update, the easy and convenient way for professionals working
across the healthcare sector to stay up to date with legal
developments. We hope you will find the articles in this issue of
interest.
Should you require any further information on any of the issues
or events in this edition, please feel free to contact us. We would
also be very pleased to hear from you with any views you have in
relation to the update generally.
Articles in this issue
Changing the balance of power - Health Act 2009
Rebecca Taylor-Onion looks at how the Health Act 2009 further
empowers patients to choose their health care and increases the
accountability of the NHS.
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The first disability-specific law - Autism Act 2009
Ceri-Siân Williams and Ben Troke look at the Autism Act 2009 and
the wider implications of this radical change in the way in which
health and social care is to be provided.
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article...
Data Protection - significant fines from 2010
Neil Ward and Barbara Anthony examine the new fining powers of
the Information Commissioner arising from 2010.
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article...
Clinical negligence trials - involving the clinicians
Rachael Morris and Sarah White examine the role of factual
witness evidence in a recent trial win.
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article...
Clinicians’ evidence - factual or expert witness
evidence?
Emma Rees and Sarah White consider the nature of clinicians’
factual evidence – is it fact or opinion?
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article...
In extremis - health care in a flu crisis
Ben Troke examines the impact that a flu crisis this winter
could have on the delivery of NHS emergency care and the potential
liability of NHS Trusts.
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article...
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 - Vetting and
Barring
Sarah Erwin-Jones considers the impact of the Safeguarding
Vulnerable Groups Act on individuals and employers.
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article...
More patient and public involvement - real
accountability
Emily Birkett considers the legal duty now placed on PCTs to
report on the influence that the views of both patients and members
of the public have on their commissioning decisions.
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article...
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