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New criminal sanctions: will they generate the cultural change required for a safer NHS? Examining the Government’s initial response to the Francis Report

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 2 2013

The Government has accepted some, but not all, of the recommendations made by Robert Francis QC to introduce new criminal law sanctions. While the

Health legal update - April 2013

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United Kingdom
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April 3 2013

This April edition of the Health Legal Update heralds the dawn of a new day with the new structures under the Health & Social Care Act in operation

Dismissing employees following rejection of re-banding and pay protection

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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

The case of Sandford & Anor v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust followed a decision by an NHS trust to re-band 22 employees

Chief executives reminded of fire safety duties

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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

Following an investigation into a fire at a hospital in October 2011, the local fire and rescue service (FRS) felt that there was sufficient evidence

Window safety back on the agenda

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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

An NHS foundation trust was fined £66,000 and ordered to pay £43,000 costs last month for breaching Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc Act

Withholding redundancy payments and unreasonable refusals of suitable alternative employment

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

In the case of Readman v Devon PCT, Mrs Readman worked for the respondent PCT from 1985 to 2008 in community based nursing. She was ultimately

Overturning dismissals in internal appeal hearings

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 4 2013

In the case of Piper v Maidstone & Tunbridge NHS Trust, the NHS trust employer dismissed the claimant, who had been employed as a chaplain, for gross

Out-of-hours doctor held not to be a worker

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 4 2013

In the case of Suhail v Herts Urgent Care, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that Dr Suhail, a registered GP, who worked as an out-of-hours GP for

House of Commons publishes note on NHS whistleblowing procedures

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 4 2013

The House of Commons library produces helpful notes, known as standard notes, for the use of MPs in their Parliamentary duties. One that recently caught