05
Dec 2017
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has recently considered the fairness of a dismissal in circumstances where an employee failed to present full right to work documentation as part of a workplace audit. The case raises questions about the extent of an employee’s obligations and the reliance which an employer may place on a failure to…
05
Dec 2017
Recent headlines have shattered any illusions that sexual harassment in the workplace had become a thing of the past. The ongoing media coverage of allegations made against high-profile business figures may now lead to an increase in complaints made by others who have encountered inappropriate behaviour of a sexual nature while at work. What is…
28
Nov 2017
There are currently around 700,000 births in England each year and an estimated 1,000 of these result in babies unexpectedly dying or being left with severe brain injury. The Health Secretary has said the NHS in England must work harder to reduce these numbers and to learn from mistakes, adding that all cases would now…
28
Nov 2017
A health service study has found that online GP consultations, which are currently being piloted in 36 GP practices throughout England, may not assist in cutting patient waiting time and reducing GPs’ workload. The study, funded by The National Institute for Health Research, found that 38 per cent of the online consultations led to a…
28
Nov 2017
Following the recent Budget, which allocated £2.8 billion to the NHS over a 24 month period, NHS England is drawing up a list of non-urgent drugs and routine operations which they say they cannot afford to fund. The amount allocated fell far short of the £8 billion that Health leaders had requested. Medicines at risk…
28
Nov 2017
A major national audit by the Royal College of Physicians has found that at least 675 patients have falls on NHS wards every day, many of which are preventable and caused by patients being unsteady from medication or not having the use of a walking frame. The audit found that there were 246,425 falls on…
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