On 16th December 2021 the DHSC announced the start date for LPS was being delayed (it was due to start in April 2022). The DHSC...

The Care Quality Commissions powers of inspection are going to be increased to include local authority adult social services and also NHS...

On 22 March 2022, The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act will come into force. It is better known as Seni’s Law and is named after...

Parliament passed new statutory regulations on Tuesday around Covid-19 measures including visiting care homes. The regulations are...

This new Easy Read Guide to the Covid-19 Vaccine and Human Rights provides a summary of the relevant Human Rights and how they relate to...

On 10th November 2021 the CQC rated Mobile Medical Cover inadequate. It is an independent ambulance service providing patient transport...

On 18th November 2021 the CQC rated Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Hospital inadequate. Reasons given included: Chaplaincy and the...

An informative (and concerning) radio programme on predatory relationships involving older people with dementia is available on Radio 4....

The failure to assess mental capacity On 1st November a coroner identified the failure to assess mental capacity as an issue of concern...

On 2nd November the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Merseyside) was rated inadequate by the CQC and placed into special measures....

A new edition (November) of our popular Mental Capacity Act information sheet is now available. It has been updated with the latest...

18th November 2021, the CQC rated Lilas House as inadequate. It is a care home for six people with a learning disability and autism. The...

On 3rd November a coroner identified the failure to gain informed consent as an issue of concern in the death Rhian Emma Kate Rose who...

Three years ago, the chair of the government sponsored Independent Review of the MHA stated: ‘..we have to accept the painful reality of...

On 4th November the West General Hospital (NHS acute hospital) was rated inadequate by the CQC and placed into special measures. Reasons...

A company commissioned by the NHS to deliver regular community dialysis (clinics) to NHS patients has been rated inadequate (special...