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Stop press: time limits for CHC eligibility reviews for old and new cases!

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 29 2012

The DH has brought in some much welcome guidance relating to time limits for CHC eligibility reviews

New guidance on sharing data on overseas visitors’ debts with the UKBA

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 13 2012

The DH has issued new guidance to NHS trusts on sharing information about debts which overseas visitors owe for NHS treatment

Safeguarding vulnerable adults in the NHS

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 1 2012

This briefing note examines the increasing importance of multi agency adult safeguarding procedures in protecting adults being cared for by the NHS

Safeguarding adults

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 1 2012

Training for commissioners and providers

Care providers successfully challenge council’s fee rate decision

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 5 2012

In another case concerning fees for care home placements, a local authority has had its decision on its standard rate for placement declared unlawful

New rules to tackle ‘health tourists’

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 8 2011

On 10 October 2011, the Government announced changes to the immigration rules which it said would make health tourists “pay the price for their NHS debts”

The Cooperation and Competition Panel considers challenges to continuing healthcare procurement exercises

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 13 2011

The Cooperation and Competition Panel (CCP) recently published its report into conduct and procurement complaints made by two associations of care providers challenging exercises to procure NHS continuing healthcare services

Supreme Court considers the need to ration resources in care planning

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

The Supreme Court recently considered a case about the use of limited resources to meet need, where the proposed care package was strongly opposed by the service user

Overseas visitors’ access to NHS services

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 30 2011

This complex, and often contentious, topic has recently been the subject of new law and guidance

Court rules on youth DOLS case

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 18 2011

The High Court, in joint judicial review and Court of Protection proceedings, has recently given a judgment concerning the care management of a young man with severe learning disabilities named C

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