Healthcare
Hill Dickinson acts on behalf of some 77 NHS bodies throughout the North West and North Midlands. The specialist health team understands the health sectors’ need for immediate access to quality legal advice on all of the diverse issues that arise in the NHS and private medical sector. The team provides all clients with an immediate telephone response service and provides practical advice on all medico-legal issues.
Areas of expertise include:
- Specialist advice on all health service advisory issues, for example prescribing, continuing NHS healthcare, funding and resource allocation
- Providing practical and proactive solutions quickly
All forthcoming Healthcare events for 2007 can be viewed here
Click here to view the Healthcare Brochure or the most recent Healthcare Newsletter
Click here to view the Health Services: Foundation Trust Focus
Click here to view the Healthcare Update April 2008
Click here to view the New law on Cororate Manslaughter for the NHS April 2008
E-shots
Decision to give legal aid reversed 7 Dec 2007
Health and social care bill 20 Nov 2007
Care workers update 20 Nov 2007
TUPE - Objecting to a transfer Nov 2007
Fertilisation and embriology bill Nov 2007
Healthcare update November 2007
Commissioning Dental Services Sep 2007
New Rules for Corporate Manslaughter for the NHS AUG 2007
S45 MHA July 2007
Corporate Killing July 2007
DOA Guidance Update August 2007
Improvement Notices and Infection Control July 2007
NHS on call July 2007
Fraud NHS July 2007
Consultation - Reporting deaths to coroner July 2007
Baby A July 2007
Smoke free Wales July 2007
Mental Health Act July 2007
Social Care complaints system June 2007
Foundation Trusts June 2007
Health @lert June 2007
Chester eshot June 2007
FOI vexatious litigants May 2007
Tissues and embryos bill May 2007
Mental Health Bill, November 2006
South Downs Health NHS Trust fine reduced, November 2006
South Downs Health NHS Trust fined for breach of H&S regulations, September 2006
Changes to the NHS complaints procedure, August 2006
Publication of independent inquiry report, August 2006
Application of the Data Protection Act 1998 to professional opinions, May 2006
Provision of confidential advice & treatment to young people under 16, February 2006