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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
24 January 2019
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) – What You Need to Know
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is a Department of Health and Social Care sponsored regulator of health and social care services in England. In this blog, Shannett Thompson and guest author Zoe Leventhal from Matrix Chambers tell us more on how the CQC regulate, what to expect from an inspection and how their ratings work.
24 January 2019
At last we are moving away from a state of limbo over NDAs
Ndas: the new duty to act ethically?
22 January 2019
NMC’s reliance on hearsay evidence leads to successful appeal
On 23 May 2018, a Conduct and Competence Committee ("the Committee") of the Nursing and Midwifery Council ("NMC") determined that the appellant’s fitness to practise as a midwife was impaired by reason of her misconduct and that the appropriate sanction was an order striking her off the register.
4 January 2019
World Anti-Doping Agency confirms Russia misses doping deadline
On 20 September 2018, athletes and sports fans alike were left in shock following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) controversial decision to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) as compliant following allegations of mass state-sponsored doping.
3 January 2019
Care homes take heed: if you have failed to pay the ICO data protection fee you could be breaking the law
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commenced formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee.