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Making neighbourhood working work

Making neighbourhood working work

James Arrowsmith provides some top tips for public sector leaders on successful neighbourhood working.

June 05, 2026

Making neighbourhood working work

News

ADASS calls for cautious approach to implementing Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty, but warns of potential for litigation

June 04, 2026

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West judgment on deprivations of liberty and valid consent

June 02, 2026

Judge criticises Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability over delays in considering best interests and making applications to Court of Protection

May 28, 2026

Supreme Court to rule next week on deprivations of liberty and valid consent

May 27, 2026

Failure to use statutory complaints process sees High Court refuse permission for judicial review over care package funding cut

May 15, 2026

Law Society calls for code of practice for Mental Health Act 2025

May 13, 2026

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman unveils new five-year strategy, plans for name change

Apr 29, 2026

Council eyes legal challenge over children’s A&E department closure

Apr 21, 2026

New NHS Wales complaints system comes into force

Apr 08, 2026

“Persistent delays” in allocating and authorising DoLS applications continue to leave many individuals in Wales unlawfully deprived of their liberty, report finds

Apr 07, 2026

Council and ICB failed to manage funding dispute adequately, causing “avoidable delay” in hospital discharge: Ombudsman

Apr 01, 2026

Government promises stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings following review of Regulation 9A

Mar 18, 2026

Government publishes framework for delivery of neighbourhood health service

Mar 17, 2026

Select committee launches inquiry on cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales

Feb 26, 2026

Health board acknowledges it acted unlawfully in failing to comply with Mental Capacity Act 2005

Feb 17, 2026

Select committee launches inquiry into work and performance of Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Jan 26, 2026

Court lifts automatic suspension in procurement by Welsh NHS trust of blood establishment computer system

Jan 22, 2026

Selective publication of Health, Education and Social Care Chamber cases can reflect recognition that “justice cannot thrive unseen”, senior judge says

Jan 22, 2026

Public authorities win Supreme Court case over claim for negligence brought by man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

Jan 21, 2026

Welsh Government introduces draft Bill after Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales stops medical members without current licence to practise from sitting on cases

Jan 12, 2026

NHS Shared Business Services to hold preliminary market engagement for £240m framework agreement

Jan 07, 2026

Court of Protection Bar Association launches free advice service for unrepresented family at urgent health and welfare hearings

Dec 23, 2025

High Court judge lifts automatic suspension of award of clinical waste contracts by integrated care boards

Nov 20, 2025

High Court judge refuses application by mother for order prohibiting council from getting child vaccinated

Nov 06, 2025

Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to be launched by Government next year

Oct 20, 2025

Cost of settling clinical negligence claims “more than tripled” in last two decades: National Audit Office

Oct 17, 2025

Government call for Supreme Court to overturn Cheshire West ruling on deprivations of liberty prompts furious response from charities

Oct 15, 2025

Health and Care Professions Council to procure £28.8m framework for advising on Fitness to Practice cases

Oct 07, 2025

Nuffield Trust warns of “highly inconsistent” NHS Continuing Healthcare system, with wide regional variation in eligibility, spending and practice

Oct 01, 2025

Education Committee calls for “root and branch transformation” of how mainstream education caters to children and young people with SEND

Sep 22, 2025

Charities seeking to intervene when Supreme Court reconsiders approach in Cheshire West to deprivations of liberty

Sep 04, 2025

"Brinkmanship" by council left immune-compromised child facing unnecessary risk of harm: Ombudsman

Aug 28, 2025

Almost 70% of local authorities require improvements to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards arrangements, study finds

Aug 28, 2025

Government urged by LGA to reform housing benefit subsidy rules that leave councils “millions of pounds out of pocket”

Aug 27, 2025

ICO flags wide variation in FOI performance across NHS trusts

Jul 30, 2025

Judge backs council over vaccinations of child in care, rejecting application by father for injunction

Jul 25, 2025

Court of Protection judge hands down ruling on provision of position statements to observer of hearing

Jul 22, 2025

Judge criticises public bodies for operating in silos having only regard to own duties in disordered eating case

Jul 17, 2025

Directors of adult social services and social workers call on government to bring forward Liberty Protection Safeguards “without further delay”

Jul 14, 2025

Judge finds family had “no lawful authority” to move elderly man to care home in Wales from Spain

Jul 11, 2025

Next Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman confirmed

Jun 26, 2025

Judicial review over reorganisation of air ambulance services in Wales fails

Jun 26, 2025

Permission to appeal application lodged with Supreme Court in dispute over health care plan for 12-year-old boy

Jun 25, 2025

Features

Integrated Care Boards – the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

Integrated Care Boards – the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

June 03, 2026

Serena Patel and Matthew Watts consider some of the key impacts of the Renters’ Rights Act that Integrated Care Boards will want to be aware of when commissioning accommodation for service users.

Transparency and open justice in the Court of Protection

Transparency and open justice in the Court of Protection

May 29, 2026

The Court of Appeal has said no to routinely disclosing position statements. Avaia Williams sets out the key takeaways from an important ruling.

Mental health crisis care: legislative challenges in emergency departments

Mental health crisis care: legislative challenges in emergency departments

May 18, 2026

Helen Kingston, Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods & Gemma Brannigan provide insight into the report on safety issues for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Falling between the disposal cracks

Falling between the disposal cracks

May 15, 2026

The Court of Protection team at 39 Essex Chambers analyse an interesting appeal involving the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the criminal law.

The neighbourhood health framework

The neighbourhood health framework

Apr 15, 2026

No "clinical decision" exemption from best interests

No "clinical decision" exemption from best interests

Mar 18, 2026

Transparency and the scope of PD12R FPR 2010

Transparency and the scope of PD12R FPR 2010

Jan 30, 2026

The Mental Health Act 2025: key changes

The Mental Health Act 2025: key changes

Jan 22, 2026

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

Oct 30, 2025

The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection

Oct 17, 2025

Revisiting Cheshire West

Oct 10, 2025

Transparency in the Court of Protection

Oct 03, 2025

How AI could rewrite homelessness law

Oct 02, 2025

Human rights, health and care in the next Parliamentary session

Aug 29, 2025

Navigating the Provider Selection Regime (Wales) Regulations 2025

Aug 18, 2025

Mental health tribunals and 11(7) representatives

Aug 01, 2025

Disordered eating and the gaps between services – the consequences for the Court of Protection

Aug 01, 2025

The Assisted Dying Bill: What health and social care professionals need to know

Jul 22, 2025

Implementing the Neighbourhood Health Service: Commissioning and procurement

Jul 22, 2025

PFI – a new era?

Jul 11, 2025

PFI - A New Era?

Jul 03, 2025

The final say

Jun 19, 2025

Abbasi and Haastrup: to name or not to name

May 02, 2025

Transfers from hospital to social care

Apr 25, 2025

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NHS Legal Framework Webinar Series - Masterclass on NHS Continuing Care for Adults and Children

This webinar will examine some of the legal issues that practitioners in Healthcare Law commonly encounter.

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