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Contracting a contagious disease in the course of a teacher’s employment – Employment Law Blog

Posted May 31st, 2013 in appeals, employment, employment tribunals, health, news, sick leave, teachers by sally

“The Burgundy Book (the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales) provides that a teacher is entitled to full pay where her ‘absence was due to an infectious or contagious illness contracted directly in the course of the teacher’s employment’, and that ‘such absence was not be reckoned against the teacher’s entitlement to sick leave’.”

Employment Law Blog, 30th May 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Diabetic driver jailed for impaling pedestrian – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2013 in dangerous driving, disqualification, health, news, sentencing by sally

“A driver who failed to tell the DVLA that he had diabetes has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for three years leaving a pedestrian impaled on the railings after losing control of his car when his blood-sugar level plummeted.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Disabled woman died after NHS blunders, ombudsman finds – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2013 in disabled persons, doctors, health, hospitals, news, ombudsmen, reports by sally

“A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, the NHS ombudsman says on Tuesday in a highly critical report that has led to fresh claims of prejudicial attitudes leading to poor care for such vulnerable patients.”

The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Widower to receive £150,000 payout linked to wife’s death in Oxfordshire – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2013 in alcohol abuse, compensation, health, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A widower left with brain damage from alcohol abuse linked to the shock of his wife’s sudden death is to receive a £150,000 payout from the NHS.”

BBC News, 15th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Victory for family denied cancer claim payout for father – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2013 in cancer, disclosure, financial services ombudsman, health, insurance, news by sally

“The family of a man who died of cancer but whose life insurance payout was refused on the grounds that he failed to disclose pins and needles have won their fight against Friends Life, after the financial ombudsman ruled that the insurer was wrong to cancel his policy.”

The Guardian, 26th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dame Julie Mellor – Constitutional Role of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman – UCL Constitution Unit

Posted April 24th, 2013 in complaints, constitutional law, health, news, ombudsmen by sally

“Dame Julie Thérèse Mellor, DBE was appointed as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) in January 2012.

The Ombudsman is mandated to consider complaints that public bodies have not acted fairly. As a watchdog body independent of government and accountable to Parliament, its constitutional role is delicate and complex. Dame Julie will discuss that role, and how best the Ombdusman can maximize its independence and impact as a check on executive power.”

UCL Constitution Unit, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit

Doctors inform ICO of concerns over new medical data sharing scheme – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 4th, 2013 in anonymity, data protection, doctors, health, medical records, news by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has highlighted concerns it has with a new information-sharing initiative that has begun operating in the health sector in England.”

OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

You wait ages for an official report about the ICO’s data protection audit powers – Panopticon

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in consultations, data protection, health, hospitals, news, reports by sally

“On 21st March 2013 the House of Commons Justice Committee published a report about the ICO, recommending, among other matters, that the ICO should be given the power to carry out compulsory data protection audits of NHS Trusts and local authorities. With uncanny speed, on 25th March 2013 the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published a consultation document on the proposed extension of the ICO’s compulsory audit powers to cover NHS bodies. Despite the coincidence of timing, the MOJ’s proposal is not in fact a response to the Justice Committee’s report, but is prompted by a recommendation from the ICO itself.”

Panopticon, 28th March 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Assessment Notices under the Data Protection Act 1998 – Extension of the Information Commissioner’s Powers – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 26th, 2013 in consultations, data protection, health, hospitals, news by sally

“This consultation paper sets out our proposal to extend the powers of the Information Commissioner to carry out compulsory assessments of NHS bodies’ compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its data protection principles. It seeks views from NHS data controllers across the United Kingdom. The proposals are informed by the Information Commissioner’s experience working with NHS bodies to improve their compliance with data protection law.”

Ministry of Justice, 25th March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Gagged NHS whistleblowers will be allowed to speak out, Sir David Nicholson says – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 19th, 2013 in compromise, contracts, health, news, select committees, whistleblowers by sally

“Hundreds of whistleblowers are now free to come forward with damaging
disclosures about the NHS after their gagging orders were retrospectively
lifted, Sir David Nicholson has told MPs.”

Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2013

Soruce: www.telegraph.co.uk

NHS complaints system review launched – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in complaints, health, inquiries, news by sally

“An MP who claimed her husband died ‘like a battery hen’ in a hospital bed is to lead a review of the NHS complaints system launched today.”

Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ban on NHS gagging orders – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2013 in contracts, health, hospitals, news, non-disclosure agreements, whistleblowers by sally

“Gagging clauses that stop departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care have been banned by the government.”

The Guardian, 14th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ash and Cancer Research win ban on ads attacking plain cigarette packs – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2013 in advertising, children, health, news, smoking by sally

“Anti-smoking campaigners have won a battle against Gallaher, which markets brands including Benson & Hedges, Camel and Silk Cut, after the advertising watchdog banned the tobacco giant’s national advertising campaign attacking proposals for plain cigarette packaging.”

the Guardian, 13th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government to legislate for plain cigarette packaging this year – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2013 in advertising, children, health, news, smoking by sally

“Ministers are to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes along the Australian model with legislation this year, after becoming convinced that the branding is a key factor in why young people start to smoke.”

The Guardian, 5th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sharif (FC) (Respondent) v The London Borough of Camden (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted February 21st, 2013 in appeals, families, health, homelessness, housing, interpretation, law reports, local government, Supreme Court by sally

Sharif (FC) (Respondent) v The London Borough of Camden (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 10 | UKSC 2011/0117 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 20th February 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Robert Francis QC: the man behind the NHS Mid Staffs report – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2013 in barristers, health, hospitals, inquiries, news, reports by sally

“If some of the array of senior figures and organisations in the NHS are anxious about what the publication of the Mid Staffordshire scandal report might mean for their reputations, that is understandable. The mammoth public inquiry was chaired by Robert Francis QC, described by solicitors who hire him as ‘formidable’ and ‘forensically exceptional’. A barrister specialising in the NHS and medical negligence, he is highly skilled at getting to the truth and quietly scathing when he feels censure is due.”

The Guardian, 30th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ordinary residence and local authority and NHS services – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted January 28th, 2013 in domicile, health, local government, news by sally

“There are two questions about residence:

1. Ordinary residence: Which public body is responsible for providing services?
2. Right of residence: Does the person’s residence and status in the UK give them a legal right to access public services?”

Hardwicke Chambers, 24th January 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

People who take illegal drugs ‘shouldn’t be treated as criminals’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 24th, 2013 in crime, doctors, drug abuse, drug offences, health, news by sally

“England’s most senior doctor has questioned the government’s policy of criminalising all people who take illegal drugs and said they should be treated primarily as if they have a ‘health problem’.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Family sues out-of-hours GP provider and nurse over death liability – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2012 in compensation, duty of care, health, insurance, negligence, news, nurses by sally

“The family of a young woman is suing the country’s biggest out-of-hours GP provider and one of its nurses, whose failures meant her fatal condition was not diagnosed, because neither will accept liability in a test case over legal responsibility in a privatised NHS.”

The Guardian, 17th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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