28 June 2017
Patient safety in the United Kingdom remains high on the Department of Health Agenda. There remains the drive to embrace a culture of learning and provide high quality care to patients.
27 June 2017
The Court of Appeal held an NHS Trust should not be held liable for a receptionist’s alleged negligence.
Yesterday the Insurance Authority (IA) replaced the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. The Insurance Authority also launched its website and this is available at www.ia.org.hk.
23 June 2017
The Court of Appeal has addressed the relationship between costs budgeting and detailed assessment. The court has provided some much needed clarity regarding the impact of costs budgets on detailed assessment.
From a broad political perspective, this was a Queen’s Speech from a government reaching for authority rather than making a statement of authority. Having returned from the general election with a reduced number of seats and now without the majority required to govern unaided, the Conservatives remain locked in talks with the Northern Ireland’s DUP (Democratic Unionist Party). Those talks remain ongoing and the Queen’s Speech took place after a consequential delay.