As with previous years, the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) specification requires PCNs to have in place bespoke network schedules signed by all members, which supplement the...

In this update, we look at the changes to frameworks and the introduction of dynamic markets under the new Procurement Act 2023...

On 15 April 2024 the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that new regulations governing medical examiners have been laid before parliament and a timeframe mapped out for the...

General Medical Practitioners (GPs) who take a lease of a property normally receive NHS funding to pay the rent reserved under that lease. The GPs would usually continue to receive NHS funding...

As the regulations and industry changes under the Building Safety Act 2022 continue to come into effect, there are many issues which the construction industry needs to consider and familiarise...

Amidst all the excitement about the potential benefits AI may bring in healthcare, one area that is often overlooked is the opportunity to improve processes in HR to bring about efficiencies...

The deadline for all NHS Trusts in England to transition to the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) - Autumn 2023 - has now passed. The transition to PSIRF, replacing the previous...

In this short video animation produced with NHS Resolution, we provide an introductory overview of clinical negligence claims for NHS organisations and Independent Sector providers of NHS care...

The case of Parkin v HM Assistant Coroner for Inner London (East) was published last week. The family has lost their judicial review of the decision of a coroner that Article 2 did not apply to...

PPN 03/24, published on the 27 March 2024, updates the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and the statutory guidance that accompanies it, replacing PPN 03/23 and the European Single Procurement Document...

*Trigger warning - Suicide* Most claims against mental health providers involving suicide fall into the following categories: Failure to assess...