NHS Foundation Trust pays fixed penalties of £8,000 for failures under the Mental Capacity Act A hospital trust failed to use practical...

On 27 September, the CQC rated Dene Holm care home inadequate (special measures). Reasons for the rating included: -‘Capacity assessments...

On 8 July 2022, the CQC rated Trinity House Care Centre inadequate (special measures). It is a care home for up to 35 people. The...

On 3 August 2022, the CQC rated Impact Medical Ltd, inadequate (special measures). It is a private medical provider delivering shockwave...

The annual LeDeR Report (Learning from Lives and Deaths People with a Learning Disability and autistic people) was published yesterday....

A detailed report on the physical care of mental health patients has recently been produced. It identifies a wide range of important...

With the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) unlikely to start until April 2024, health and social care staff need detailed, practical...

New guidance was published on 30th May 2022 setting out the principles and processes of the national framework for NHS continuing...

An updated version of the Draft Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice was published 1 June 2022. Details of the updates and the new...

On 1st April 2022, the Care Home Visiting Guidance for England was withdrawn. The relevant guidance is now called: COVID-19 supplement to...

On 14 April, the 2022 annual National Confidential Inquiry report into suicide was released. It notes: ‘Established risk factors for...

Billy Longshaw: Report to prevent future deaths Billy died aged 22, he had significant learning disabilities. He was taken to A&E...

A recently published Safeguarding Adults Review has highlighted the issue of executive functioning and the Mental Capacity Act. The...

A man with learning disabilities has received a six-figure settlement (£200,000) after being unlawfully detained in a care home for more...

The Health and Care Bill is nearly at the end of its Parliamentary journey and only a few minor changes would be expected at this stage....

A new edition (April) of our Covid-19 vaccination case law sheet is now available. Three new cases were published in March involving...