The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently completed a review into how the healthcare needs of care home residents are met. The review aimed to address how older people living in care homes access healthcare services, whether they have choice and control over their healthcare and whether they receive care […]

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill suffered another setback on 07.03.12 as the government lost three more votes in the House of Lords. Crossbencher Lord Lloyd of Bewick laid an amendment in relation to obtaining medical reports in clinical negligence claims. The peers voted 178-172 in favour of […]

An audit into the way the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) operates, with particular reference to its complaints procedure, has highlighted “significant weaknesses”, leading to terms of how the regulator is to be reviewed being released this week. Although signs of improvement had been recognised by the Commons Health Committee […]