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Nov 2014
Introduction On 4 November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) handed down its judgment relating to a dispute concerning overtime and holiday pay. This follows previous rulings in the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) which considered the relationship between certain payments such as commission and allowances, and holiday pay. The implications of this judgment therefore…
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Nov 2014
The Patients Association has condemned the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), an independent watchdog which has been set up to handle patients’ complaints to the NHS, saying that patients are wasting their time. The role of the PHSO is to investigate complaints over poor service and unfair treatment that patients have received from the NHS…
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Nov 2014
Amanda Simmonds ponders the problems of unincorporated family businesses in England and Wales. Most advisors are familiar with dealing with family businesses that are incorporated, but will perhaps be less familiar with family businesses run as partnerships or even as sole traders. For the families behind these businesses, there is an expectation that the…
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Nov 2014
An October 2014 report by the Care Quality Commission has indicated that certain Maternity Units are so short staffed that they place patients at risk. It was found that there was a frequent problem with shortages of midwives and Consultant Obstetricians and that there were cases where the ratio of midwives to patients was below…
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Nov 2014
A Care Quality Commission report has warned that a number of accident & emergency units and maternity units have such a shortage of staff that patients are being put at risk of danger. The report also found that care in many hospitals is still inadequate, despite the previous Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust scandal. CQC…
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Nov 2014
Nearly every GP surgery in England has been ranked by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in relation to the risk of providing poor care to patients. Most GP surgeries have been ranked as low concern, but 11% have been placed in the highest risk band, with many having possible issues with mental health plans, appointments…
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