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Amanda Narkiewicz explains the outcome of Cygnet's judicial review hearing challenging the CQC's approach to apparent bias, its compliance with its own conflicts policy and inspections. Read Amanda's Caring Times article in the April issue 👇. #CQC #Regulation #Inspections #MentalHealthProvider #ApparentBias #ConflictsPolicy #JudicialReview Charles Wheeldon

🔍 AI regulation: what healthtech businesses need to know Current regulations shape the use of #AI in #healthcare and more are on the horizon says, healthtech partner, Gayle Curry. Gayle examines what AI regulation means for healthtech companies in an article for LaingBuisson's HealthcareMarkets journal. Read Gayle's article 👇. #HealthTech #ArtificialIntelligence #Regulation #AIRegulation #DigitalHealth Maria Davies

🏛️Mental Health Bill now moves to House of Commons It’s been a busy week for the mental health sector with the Mental Health Bill reaching a significant milestone in its progress through parliament and the annual NHS Confederation Mental Health Network Conference on 23 April. Read Jill Mason's update to find out more 👉: https://lnkd.in/e-2ZaX6V #MentalHealthBill #MentalHealthcare #NHSConfederationMentalHealthNetwork #partnerships #MentalHealthProviders

It was all go today! 1 Draft Mental Health Bill third reading in House of Lords 🤓👩🏼⚖️ 2 Last but not least - NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network Annual Conference which had a stellar array of speakers including: 🟧 Sally Warren told us about the emerging insights and policy themes of the NHS 10 Year Plan 🟨 Lord Victor Adebowale CBE reminded us that Mike Tyson said “Everyone has a plan until they get the first punch….🥊 “ 🟩Rebecca Gray highlighted the £300bn social cost of mental ill health 🟦 Sir Jim Mackey agreed it was important to stop simplifying mental health into a single problem 🟥 Selvaraj Vincent on community mental health centres with a live example in East Birmingham 🟪 Matthew Taylor finished the day off encouraging everyone to not only to survive but thrive in challenging times. An amazing melting pot of the NHS, independent and third sector. Well coordinated by Marsha McAdam and Emma Paveley Lovely to catch up with lots and lots of folks including Arun Chidambaram Quazi Haque Dr Melinda R. Lee Hammon Vivienne McVey Sarah Wakeling Philippa Mariani, FRSA Jake Mills Adam Crampsie Stacey Carter Sean Duggan

Leeds was the place to be tonight in the world of mental health for the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network pre - conference dinner. The room was buzzing with anticipation for tomorrow’s conference. Great to hear words of inspiration from Lord Victor Adebowale CBE. Rebecca Pallot and I enjoyed catching up with everyone before the annual conference tomorrow. Mills & Reeve were delighted to sponsor the occasion. Marsha McAdam Rebecca Gray Emma Paveley Chris Truscott

 📜Updated guidance on the Provider Selection Regime or the PSR Changes to the statutory guidance aims to make the PSR easier to understand and navigate, with none of the changes expected to ‘disrupt processes underway’, says NHS England. Procurement specialist, Rona McPherson dives into the detail in her latest blog post. 🔗 Read Rona's blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebywUy85 #ProviderSelectionRegime #PSR #NHS #providers #commissioners #IndependentPatientChoiceProcurementPanel #Healthcare

📜 Court of Appeal: Refusal of permission to appeal is the end of the road for CQC In a decision that will be of interest to health and care providers, the Court of Appeal has refused the CQC permission to appeal the High Court decision in R (Cygnet Health Care Limited) v Care Quality Commission 2025, an important judicial review challenging the CQC’s approach to apparent bias, its compliance with its own conflicts policy, and several inspection reports. 🔗 Read Amanda Narkiewicz's article: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eq5eB3pa #CQC #CQCRegulation #CareProviders #HealthcareProviders #ConflictsofInterest #ApparentBias #Inspections #CourtofAppeal

🎙️ The latest episode of #TalkingDigitalHealth is out now! 🎙️ Sophie Burton-Jones and Charlotte Lewis sit down with Charlotte John, a digital healthcare transformation consultant who specialises in supporting teams with their secondary care pathways, digital strategy, and system-wide transformation, ensuring that innovation is not only adopted but truly works for the people using it. Tune in to hear Charlotte's top tips for engaging and supporting people within an NHS organisation that are embarking on digital transformation projects. As is with most things, its all about the people! 🎧 Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple podcasts or via this link: https://lnkd.in/eAB7GY7w 🎙️ If you are interested in joining future episodes of #TalkingDigitalHealth get in touch with Sophie Burton-Jones and Charlotte Lewis #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #DigitalTransformation

🆕 New rules for recruiting care workers in force Care businesses will now be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas or from other visa categories. The new rules that come into force today (9th April) will mean that care providers looking to recruit and sponsor migrant workers will – in most cases – have to demonstrate that they have first tried to recruit a ‘displaced worker’ from within the UK. Immigration specialist, Mark Benton explains what the new rules mean to care providers operating in England. Do reach out to Mark if you'd like to discuss any of the issues raised here. Read Mark's blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebaAZpV5 #careproviders #carehomes #recruitment #internationalrecruitment #immigraion #visaroutes #RecruitmentandRetention Jill Mason, Natalie Wade, Daniel Braithwaite, Francesca C., Amanda Narkiewicz, Julian Smith, Paul Krivosic

🌟Introducing Part 2 in our FemHealth Focus series🌟 We're excited to introduce the second report from our recent Manchester roundtable, which delves into alternative routes to scale as we further explore gender health gaps and ways to overcome barriers to better health outcomes for women. 📄Part 2 in our FemHealth Focus series covers: 🤝 Partnerships and collaboration 🌸 Opportunities in women's health 📈 Alternative routes to scale 🔗Read the reports: https://bit.ly/3EIbXaN #FemHealthFocus #WomensHealth #Innovation #Investment #Scaling #Manchester #HealthofWomen #Paternships Charlotte Lewis, Vicky Protano