Care home staff lose jobs as vaccination policy takes effect
The “No jab, no job” policy has now taken effect in care homes, and managers and directors are having to make the…
Legislation
RCN challenges Professional Qualifications Bill
Nursing union the RCN has supplied a briefing to politicians who are about to consider the Professional Qualifications Bill.
New White Paper supports faster Mental Health Act discharge, and better LD/autism care
Least restriction and supporting people to be discharged from Mental Health Act detentions are principles at the heart of a proposed revamp…
Put Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) high on staff training agenda
Care home providers should spend the next year and a half preparing and training senior staff and managers for the Liberty Protection…
Guidance for local authority Care Act COVID-19 ‘easements’
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued guidance setting out how Local Authorities can use the new Care Act easements,…
New LPS legislation expected on Oct 1, 2020, DHSC confirms
The DHSC has confirmed its intention to implement the new Liberty Protection Safeguards system on Thursday 1 October 2020. Implementation is subject…
‘Son of DOLs’ bill reaches final stages
The very slow-motion game of Parliamentary ping-pong in the final stages of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill continues, says capacity legal specialist…
Guidance on lift door unlocking keys
There have been several serious accidents, and at least one fatality, over the past few years involving opening the landing doors on…
Mental capacity code of practice announced to ease Bill’s final passage
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has announced plans to introduce a code of practice for mental capacity assessments in an effort to appease…
Health data processors are a key target for GDPR enforcement, legal expert warns
Illegal processing of sensitive data, in particular large amounts of health data, carries a high risk of enforcement action under the General…
