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05
Dec 2014

Anonymity fears amongst junior doctors

A new report by the General Medical Council has found that junior doctors still lack the confidence to whistle-blow on patient safety concerns, with nearly one in 10 experiencing bullying in the workplace. The survey of 50,000 trainee doctors saw a considerable decline in the amount of raised patient safety concerns (0.8 per cent compared…

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02
Dec 2014

£2bn more needed next year for NHS England

Health think tank the King’s Fund has said that £2bn should be provided to NHS England next year. The call for extra money has come at a time when the deficit is increasing and performance is deteriorating, with targets being breached for cancer treatment, hospital operations and accident and emergency waiting times. In the last…

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28
Nov 2014

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire NHS trusts rank amongst most complained about

It has been reported that the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is the third worst Trust in the country for complaints filed against it. The Trust includes Pontefract, Pinderfields and Dewsbury hospitals. More than 1,400 people filed a complaint against the Trust. 67 complaints were referred to the Ombudsman, 15 of which were investigated and…

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27
Nov 2014

Chadwick Lawrence successfully defend high profile Health and Safety case

  In recent months Chadwick Lawrence have been involved in a high profile contentious Health and Safety case in the Midlands. We are pleased to report that this case has been successfully defended and our client avoided prosecution. This case concerned a Store Manager of a retail outlet working alone in the early hours of…

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27
Nov 2014

Misconduct at the works Christmas Do

Christmas is once again just around the corner, and this means the “works Christmas do” will probably be taking place within your Company. For many employers this is a time to fear – misconduct ranging from general banter gone wrong to allegations of serious sexual assault and rape have been experienced in the past, so…

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27
Nov 2014

Sickness absence and reasonable adjustments

Many businesses put detailed policies in place to monitor and manage sickness absence, with references made to absence reporting, return to work interviews, ‘trigger levels’ for formal action and cautions where absence is excessive. In a recent case before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), the Judge had to consider the fairness of an ill-health capability…

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