It was recently confirmed that, from 30th January 2023, for the first time, a presumption will be introduced that accredited media and legal bloggers will be allowed to report on family proceedings...
Can pharmacists refuse to dispense medication on moral grounds? – Chemist + Druggist
Healthcare
8 February 2023
Susan Hunneyball was recently featured in Chemist + Druggist. In this her latest article, she discussed what the law says if a pharmacist refuses to make a supply that contradicts their personal...
Good Divorce Week – Ending the Family Court Crisis – ADR
Family Law
7 December 2022
Last week was Resolution’s Good Divorce Week. As committed members of Resolution, Gordons Partnership’s Family team fully supports this year’s campaign to highlight the crisis in the family...
GDC Fitness to Practise performance findings within its Annual Report 2021
Healthcare
29 November 2022
In July 2022, the GDC released its Annual Report 2021, which included a summary of the Fitness to Practise performance of the GDC. The GDC, the regulator for dental professionals, has the duty to...
Legislative changes to pharmacist roles – Chemist + Druggist
Healthcare
11 November 2022
Susan Hunneyball recently featured in Chemist + Druggist discussing the government’s recent announcement of legislative changes deciding what specific pharmacist roles will look like in the...
What is cohabitation?
Cohabitation is a term used to describe an unmarried couple who live together in the same household. This term applies to opposite or same-sex couples alike.
There are laws...
Do you remember those halcyon school days when you would hear chants of “fight, fight, fight” and turn around to see a group of school chums running excitedly to an already-formed...
Care Management Matters (CMM) Insight Care Association Conference 2022
Health & Social Care
18 October 2022
On 20th October 2022, Neil Grant and Martin Philip attended the CMM Insight Care Association Conference in Wokingham.
The day included presentations from high-level sector representatives, along...
Where a Practitioner is subject to a complaint brought to a regulator, such as the GMC, provisional enquiries will be made into the concerns raised. Depending on the seriousness of the concerns and...
Gordons Care Sector Legal Report October 2022 – CQC and the Fit and Proper Person Requirement
Health & Social Care
12 October 2022
I dealt with a case recently where CQC had refused the application of an organisation to be the provider of a care home solely on the basis of a single regulation: Regulation 5 of the Fundamental...