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May 2016
The Sentencing Council are proposing stricter rules on another set of sentencing guidelines which, although they don’t mention health and safety offences, will have the effect of increasing fines yet further for those involved in health and safety cases. These new guidelines propose to restrict the discount that is received if a Defendant pleads guilty.…
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May 2016
NHS figures have shown that over 5,000 patients did not receive treatment within the NHS constitution deadline of 28 days after their cancelled operation in the 12 months to April 2015, which is the highest figure for 10 years. Throughout the same period, nearly 75,000 surgical procedures were postponed at the last minute in England,…
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May 2016
This week is Dementia Awareness Week and it’s receiving a lot of national attention in the news, on social media and in local communities and provides a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of all forms of dementia and how this affects the lives of so many people. With figures of people diagnosed with dementia in…
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May 2016
The Public Accounts Committee has warned that cost-cutting and bad planning have left the NHS in England short of front-line staff, and that if ministers did not get a “better grip”, the shortfall in midwives, doctors and nurses could get worse. The report, which looked at clinical care staff including midwives, doctors, nurses and ambulance…
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May 2016
A major study at the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, has revealed that over 33,000 heart attack victims died over the last ten years due to poor NHS treatment. The study also found that 90% of patients do not receive the correct treatment after a heart attack. Reasons for this figure (which researchers…
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May 2016
Are you ready for the new rules on the family home and inheritance tax which apply from 6 April 2017? Lisa Baker sets out the new rules relating to the new family home allowance. Lisa qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and has helped individuals and families with wills, inheritance tax, lasting powers of attorney and…
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