Welcome to our latest healthcare, digital health and life sciences bulletin, which addresses key legal and regulatory issues and evolving areas of law affecting healthcare, digital health and/or life sciences businesses.
This quarter, our experts from across the firm give insights into recent CQC enforcement action and highlight the key takeaways from the MHRA's response to the government's white paper on AI.
We also explore the recent case of Lendlease v AECOM and advise what healthcare providers can learn from this case regarding construction disputes, as well as providing a guide to reinstatement in dilapidation claims and the changes introduced by the National Health Service (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions 2024 that GPs need to be aware of.
In addition to this, Jocelyn Ormond, corporate partner and co-head of the healthcare and life sciences sector, was invited to speak at a recent Royal Society of Medicine webinar and shares the key points of his talk on legal risks in relation to the use of AI in healthcare. Our post-general election bulletins will include an initial outline of the next government’s plans in this area.
In recent years, the CQC has adopted a more confident stance in the enforcement of health and safety breaches in the health and social care sector.
This article gives insight into the HSE’s and CQC’s memorandum of understanding, identifies a number of trends in the successful prosecutions brought by the CQC in recent years and considers what healthcare providers can learn from this.
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The use of AI in the medical arena is by no means new - the growth of its capabilities and corresponding increase in reliance on it mean regulation of AI as a medical device is now more important than ever.
In this article, we highlight the key takeaways from the response by the MHRA to the government’s white paper on AI.
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Jocelyn Ormond, corporate partner and co-head of the healthcare and life sciences sector at Ashfords, was invited to speak at a Royal Society of Medicine all day webinar in April 2024. This event explored patient perspectives and clinical realities regarding the use of AI in healthcare.
This article summarises some of the observations that Jocelyn shared during the webinar.
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In a recent judgement delivered in November 2023, the Technology and Construction Court shed light on some critical aspects of construction disputes in the recent case of Lendlease v AECOM.
In this article, we look at some of the crucial areas decided and highlight the important points that healthcare providers can learn from this case.
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On 10 May 2024 the National Health Service (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions 2024 came into force introducing significant changes to the procedures governing the funding of GP premises by the NHS. In this guide, we set out some of the key changes that GPs need to be aware of.
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Increasingly, dilapidations claims and the reinstatement of a property at the end of a property lease, or licence, can be a hot potato and a thorny issue in the health and care sector. Government policy, the green agenda, market forces, the pressure and need for efficiencies and more have all brought reinstatement to the fore.
It's important that operators, professionals and investors fully understand any obligation to 'reinstate', as the accompanying obligations and liabilities are now fundamental to many dilapidation claims. This guide explains the requirements for reinstatement in dilapidation claims and highlights the key issues to consider during the process.
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