Re–use of medicines in care homes and hospices: comments for providers on the new guidance
Healthcare
30 April 2020
The government issued guidance on running a medicines re-use scheme in a care home or hospital setting on its updating service on 28 April 2020. This is a significant development in the way...
Dental practice – vicarious liability claims – a review of three cases:
Healthcare
29 April 2020
Whetstone v Medical Protection Society Ltd [2014] EWHC 1024 QB
Barclays Bank PLC v Various Claimants UKSC [2020] – Supreme Court
Ramdhean v (1) Agedo and (2) The Forum Dental Practice Ltd [2020]...
COVID-19: GDC’s position on regulation of the dental profession during the current crisis
Healthcare
9 April 2020
On 23 March 2020 the GDC issued their COVID-19 guidance on regulating in uncertain times in an attempt to reassure dental professionals who are currently in the midst of a GDC fitness to practise...
On 23 March 2020 the GDC issued a joint statement on arrangements for dental and dental care professional students and recent graduates whilst there are restrictions in place to control the ongoing...
It is clear that Covid-19 is having and will continue to have a significant impact upon the usual working practices of all healthcare professionals.
Changes to Practice for Medical...
Can we think of moving house during the Covid-19 crisis?
Conveyancing
27 March 2020
As so often happens, media headlines do not always reflect the reality of government guidelines (or reality generally come to that).
Click here to view the latest government guidelines.
Essentially...
The Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in significant changes to how we go about our daily lives. Here at Gordons Partnership we continue to follow government advice and have adjusted our practices...
The £10 bottle of hand sanitiser: is it just supply and demand?
Healthcare
27 March 2020
Chemist+Druggist published an article written by our Healthcare Regulatory Lawyer, Susan Hunneyball.
Read the full article below.
“Pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals, are doing a...
The effects of the COVID-19 on the family court system…
Family law
26 March 2020
Making sure the Courts and Tribunal service continues to run effectively is essential for public service. With so many hearings taking place every day at the Central Family Court in London and at...
Coronavirus: contracts and the force majeure clause
Commercial law
24 March 2020
The continued spread of COVID-19 and the relevant containment measures put in place to combat its spread, are having a profound and far reaching effect on the social care sector. As providers come...