The EU has published a redacted version of its contract with UK drug maker AstraZeneca to procure the Covid-19 vaccine.
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On 12 November 2020, the HSIB published its latest national investigation report on maternity safety - what are the likely implications for maternity services?
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The Office for Product Safety & Standards has just released its new guidance for small scale suppliers of PPE.
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The judicial review proceedings brought by the Good Law Project against the Department of Health and Social Care in relation to the £108m contract the Department awarded for PPE in April are about to shine a light on Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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Given the significant challenges and resource implications of the coronavirus on all NHS staff, how should Trusts manage and respond to complaints and Serious Incident Investigations? Do the relevant time limits still apply?
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See the new The Exercise of Commissioning Functions by the National Health Commissioning Board (Coronavirus) Directions 2020.
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As coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly spreads throughout the world, the government has implemented The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020. The Secretary of State now has the ability to declare COVID-19 a ‘serious and imminent threat to public health’, in which case drastic powers of detainment will be afforded to contain the virus.
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The NHS was one of the most prominent aspects of the election campaigns and, on the basis of the Tory manifesto, we can now plan.
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NHS Resolution has released a report on the first year of the innovative Early Notification (EN) Scheme. The Early Notification scheme progress report: collaboration and improved experience for families draws together key themes and recommendations from an analysis of cases from the first year of the scheme (2017/2018).
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The way in which the NHS investigates when things go wrong in order to identify learning and prevent future harm is very much in the spotlight with a number of high profile reports and reviews identifying significant weaknesses in the current system.
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