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Healthcare update
Welcome to the first edition of our healthcare update, an easy
and convenient way for claims, complaints and risk managers in the
healthcare sector to stay up to date with legal developments. We
hope you will find these articles of interest.
The last few months have been busy for the Medical Negligence
teams in our Nottingham and Birmingham offices. We are delighted to
have been reappointed to the NHSLA’s clinical negligence panel and
look forward to continuing to work with the NHSLA and the NHS
Trusts for whom we are their panel lawyers.
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
Periodical payments under the spotlight
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Tameside & Glossop
Acute Service NHS Trust v Thompstone is likely to make periodical
payments the preferred method of settlement for many catastrophic
injury cases. Sarah Manning examines the increasing popularity of
periodical payments and the implications for defendants.
Read the full article here
Sharing information
The recent media frenzy surrounding the loss of personal
information has pushed data protection firmly into the news, but
there is an ever-increasing need for health, education and social
care professionals to work together and share information in order
to provide a seamless service. Amelia Newbold and Dai Durbridge
take a look at the circumstances in which professionals should
share information.
Read the full article here
“Savage” ruling for NHS inquests
The case of Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation
Trust has for the first time in the UK defined the extent of a
healthcare provider's duty under Article 2 of the European
Convention of Human Rights. Barbara Anthony reviews its likely
impact on inquests.
Read the
full article here
Hospital super bug?
Ash recovers £5 million
Peter Downey considers the recent high profile settlement
involving Leslie Ash and asks what impact it will have on other
cases of hospital acquired infection.
Read the full article here
News round-up
An overview of developments in health and social care over
the last few months, with links to the bulletins issued on
these topics.
Read the full
article here
Tomorrow’s news today
Our regular feature on likely developments in health and social
care over the next few months, with Ben Troke.
Read the full article here
Forthcoming events
Details of our forthcoming seminars and events relevant to the
health sector.
Read
the full article here
The content of this quarterly update is
provided for the purposes of general interest and information. It
contains only brief summaries of aspects of the subject matter and
does not provide comprehensive statements of the law. It does not
constitute legal advice and does not provide a substitute for
it.