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Nov 2017
NHS Providers, a body which represents health chiefs, say that rising demand outstripping the increase in staff numbers means that NHS staff are currently working on the “edge of safety”. Although there has been increase in staff numbers of six per cent over the last three years, the demand for services in this time has…
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Nov 2017
Chadwick Lawrence’s medical negligence department have again received a double accreditation, being chosen to feature in The Chambers And Partners and Legal 500 published lists of accredited UK law firms, showing that they are worthy of being ranked amongst the most outstanding law firms in the UK in this field. A rigorous selection procedure is…
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Oct 2017
Watchdog Healthwatch has reported that the number of patients being readmitted to hospital within 30 days of being discharged has risen in England by nearly 25 per cent in the last four years. Although NHS England have said that it is impossible to know why this is happening, The watchdog have warned that patients may…
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Oct 2017
In a recent case, the Supreme Court confirmed that diplomatic immunity did not apply to a diplomat and his wife once the diplomatic mission had come to an end in a case where they had mistreated a domestic worker. The Vienna Convention grants different degrees of immunity to those concerned with a diplomatic mission depending…
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Oct 2017
In a recent case the Court of Appeal confirmed that a school’s policy of segregating boys and girls when they reach a certain age amounted to direct sex discrimination. As confirmed by the Equality Act 2010, Direct discrimination takes place when ‘because of a protected characteristic, A treats B less favourably than A treats or…
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Oct 2017
The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill 2017-19 was published on 13 October 2017. This Private Members’ Bill is backed by the Government and therefore it is likely to become legislation in due course. There are no current statutory provisions governing compassionate or bereavement leave. Companies often have a basic policy which provides for a…
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