Accident and Emergency: when delays become normal
As a patient, you might be sympathetic of those working in understaffed hospitals. However, delays in admission or assessment at the hospital can be significant if the severity of your […]
Child abuse is not NICE
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides guidance and advice to improve health and social care. It was asked earlier this year by the Department of Health (DH) […]
A last minute IHT planning idea
Effective inheritance tax planning generally revolves around gifting or appropriate investment. Typically a sophisticated client will require a combination of the two. A client generally needs to have survived the […]
Getting the Board on Board: what does your Board know about Quality of Care?
Care providers vary significantly in their approach to involving boards in setting up systems to ensure the delivery of high quality care. Surprisingly, the quality of the service is rarely […]
ASB Update – all change!
To recap the following tools will be available as of 20 October 2014: New absolute Ground for Possession – available for both secure and assured tenants, the new absolute Ground […]
Taking the stress out of stress testing
Whilst the accuracy of Wikipedia can sometimes be questioned, the above statement is quite accurate when considered alongside the Regulator’s requirements in the new Regulatory Framework in relation to stress […]
Intellectual Property and Churches – the Essentials
Introduction Many churches (and indeed other charities) do not realise that they potentially own a valuable asset in the form of intellectual property and that they are often not free […]
Panama and the Problem of Perception
This has come to light through paperwork (the so-called “Panama Papers”) obtained from the offices of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca the fourth biggest provider of offshore company and structure […]
Sepsis: Time to Act
Experts suggest that the majority of patients with sepsis initially present with a respiratory infection, although abdominal or urinary-tract infections can also be primary causes of sepsis. Although this can […]
Twitter, the Wild West of social media? Not so, says the High Court!
The case Due to the celebrity status of Hopkins, the facts of the case have been widely reported in the news and the papers over the weekend. In a nutshell, […]
Academies and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme: eligibility of CEOs and executive headteachers
Not every qualified teacher will be eligible to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme – only those who are carrying out the role of a teacher. The updated guidance makes clear […]
When is voluntary overtime included in holiday pay?
Background The Working Time Regulations confirm that workers are entitled to be paid during statutory annual leave at a rate of a week’s pay for each week of leave. Under […]