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Healthcare update
Welcome to the third 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 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
Mental Health Act 2007
The Mental Health Act 2007 is due to come into force very
shortly and will be the most important change to mental health
legislation in 25 years. Mark Barnett takes a look at what's
changing.
Read the full article here
New safeguards for electronic records
Ian Long looks at recent developments in the journey towards
introduction of a national electronic patient record.
Read the full article here
Weighing up the risks
Lorna Hardman weighs up the implications of a recent High Court
decision on consent and the duty to disclose risks.
Read the full article here
NHS continuing care
Decision-making regarding NHS continuing care is more important
than ever for PCTs, who can sometimes find themselves in dispute
with local authorities about eligibility. Barbara Anthony takes a
look at a recent case where such a disagreement came before the
Court of Appeal.
Read the full article here
Limitation and cerebral palsy claims
Earlier this year Browne Jacobson's abuse team appeared in the
Court of Appeal in the case of Hoare, which had important
implications for the law relating to limitation. Amelia Newbold
reviews a birth injury claim decided shortly after this.
Read the full article here
A new regulator for health and social care
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is now on the statute books.
Nishant Sood examines one of the key features of the Act, the
introduction of the Care Quality Commission.
Read the full article
here
Rights and responsibilities
This summer a draft NHS Constitution was launched. Ben Troke
takes a look at the reaction to this.
Read the full article here
Causation in clinical negligence
Material evidence: Neil Ward reviews the most recent decision of
the Court of Appeal on causation, Bailey v MOD.
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
The content of this quarterly update is
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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.