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Hempsons health and social care law podcast Hempsons
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Hempsons is the UK's leading law firm dedicated to the health and social care sector. In the NHS alone, Hempsons’ clients include over 180 organisations, trusts and foundation trusts, commissioning bodies and NHS England’s Area Teams. We also act for private healthcare providers and hundreds of individual GPs, dentists and other healthcare-related professionals and practitioners at any one time. The firm’s ‘top 10′ charities practice has in excess of 160 clients, comprising charity and not-for-profit organisations of all sizes and our charity solicitors have extensive experience in this area.
Our new podcast series begins life in the COVID-19 era, and will initially focus on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the health and social care system, but will move on to more "business as usual" topics.
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What does the PSR mean for primary care providers?
Primary healthcare law experts Justin Cumberlege and Robert McCartney host our first podcast of the year, discussing what the new Provider Selection Regime means for primary healthcare providers.
In this episode, they discuss what the Provider Selection Regime is, and look at three different scenarios where it would apply.
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Social media uses and abuses in primary care
What are the rules around social media for doctors and other primary care health professionals? Join Robert McCartney and Rachel Levine for the latest episode of our primary care podcast, where they navigate the complex and ever-evolving issue of social media uses and abuses in employment law.
In this episode they discuss:
00:16 - Introduction
01:00 - The evolving nature of social media
02:06 - Which social media platforms cause the biggest issues?
03:44 - Social media and the law
04:54 - Tribunal scenarios and outcomes
06:54 - Cyber bullying and the law
08:02 - Personal opinion or work issue?
11:13 - Different standards for different professions
13:12 - Data protection and company monitoring
15:35 - Processes for practice managers
19:10 - Freedom of expression -
Complaints handling - an introduction to negligence claims for dentists
Following his recent webinar, healthcare litigation associate, Nigel Wood, gives an introduction to clinical negligence claims that dentists face and discusses how they can handle these complaints.
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Primary care contracts - don't get trapped!
Robert McCartney and Kirsty Odell, associates in Hempsons' primary care team, host this episode, focusing on common traps in primary care contracts.
In this episode, they discuss:
00:18 - Introduction: the purpose of contracts
01:45 - The pros and cons of NHS contracts
03:00 - Trap one: entering into a contract inadvertently
05:13 - Trap two: the role of customer practice
07:36 - Trap three: conflicts
10:12 - Trap four: gaps in subcontracting
13:00 - Trap five: unfair provisions in commercial contracts
16:39 - Trap six: unclear termination provisions
19:19 - Trap seven: insufficient payment provisions -
An introduction to inquests for the primary care sector
Primary care partner Justin Cumberlege talks to Sam Wright, a senior solicitor in our healthcare advisory team specialising in inquests, about the role of primary care practitioners in the latest episode of our podcast for GPs.
00:16 - Introduction
01:36 - What is an inquest?
02:49 - What should/shouldn't you say in an inquest?
05:00 - Can inquest evidence be cited in a subsequent clinical negligence case?
05:54 - Quality of evidence
07:47 - Do GPs need to attend inquests in person?
11:36 - Who can support GPs throughout the inquest process?
12:53 - Potential adverse outcomes of inquests -
Court of Protection episode 6 - Liberty Protection Safeguards
In the sixth and final episode of our Court of Protection series, Hempsons' healthcare advisory associates Rachael Hawkin and Liz Stokes give an overview of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).
00:16 - Introduction
01:23 - April 5 2023 announcement
02:25 - Recap: what are the Liberty Protection Safeguards?
04:53 - LPS objectives
06:01 - What is the definition of deprivation of liberty?
07:41 - How will the deprivation of liberty be authorised?
09:07 - Who can be a 'responsible body'?
10:44 - The impact of LPS on care planning
11:42 - The LPS process
14:39 - What is the expected timeline for LPS implementation?
16:28 - What now?