Case of note: Lewis-Ranwell v. G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd., Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Devon County Council (Court of Appeal 16 February 2024)
Introduction The claimant (ALR), whilst in a delusional state, killed three innocent elderly men in the belief they were paedophiles. At his criminal trial he was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. A civil claim in negligence was brought on his behalf …
Learning from the delivery of healthcare in prison: video now available
On 27 February 2024, NHS Resolution held a virtual forum on perspectives on delivering health in the prison and justice system. The primary focus of this forum was to raise awareness of the cost and scale of harm. In addition, the forum facilitated discussions on …
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Primary care safer practice webinar series
Our Safety and Learning team are excited to announce that in collaboration with our legal panel firms from the northwest, we will be hosting a virtual forum series, Dispelling the myth-towards safer practice on learnings from claims to promote reflection and improve patient care in …
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Recruitment of Associate Advisers to support our education delivery programme
A year ago our Practitioner Performance Advice service created the Associate Adviser role, appointing eight professionals from across the NHS healthcare environment with the aim of growing our team reviews service. We are now welcoming applications to join the Practitioner Performance Advice Service in an …
Primary Care Appeals launches new webpage outlining support it provides
Our Primary Care Appeals service has launched a new webpage, providing a clear overview of its unique role and the support we provide to commissioners of primary care services (medical, dental, pharmacy and ophthalmic) and primary care contractors. Primary Care Appeals has long delivered an …
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Have your say on GMC’s proposed regulation of physician and anaesthesia associates
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a consultation seeking comments on their proposed rules, standards and guidance that set out how they will regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs). This also covers draft principles that will inform the content of fitness to …
Experiences of ethnic minority and IMG practitioners: Improving fairness in the management of concerns
Today our Practitioner Performance Advice service (Advice) has published research and resources, including an Insights paper and case studies, aimed at: i) Understanding the lived experience of ethnic minority and international medical graduate (IMG) practitioners who are the subject of performance concerns reported to us. …
Applications open for two Non-Executive Director posts
Ministers are seeking to appoint two new Non-Executive Director (NEDs) to the board of NHS Resolution, one of which will be responsible for Chairing NHS Resolution’s Audit and Risk Committee (ARC). Non-Executive Directors are remunerated at a standard rate of £7,883 per annum, with the …
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