Mills & Reeve | Health and care

📜 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

🌡️ IHPN’s Industry Barometer: Key findings Launching the results of its Industry Barometer report, Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) are anticipating strong growth in the private pay markets over the coming year. Since the publication of its fifth Industry Barometer report, we have now heard that the cap on elective care funding is being moved to a more flexible approach. Jill Mason sets out the key take aways across: 🔹 Private medical insurance 🔹 Finances 🔹 NHS 🔹 Costs 🔹 Regulation 🔹 Climate Read Jill's blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8qGrHtq #IndustryBarometer #Regulation #NHS #PrivateSector #PMI

 🏢 Building safety levy: What you need to know The Government has announced that the Building Safety Levy will come into force in Autumn 2026 and will be reviewed every three years. There are several proposed exemptions for those operating in the health and care sector: 🔸 NHS hospitals 🔸 Care homes and nursing homes 🔸 Supported housing (except private tenure supported housing) 🔸 Children's homes Read Alison Garrett's blog to find out more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-BETK3X #BuildingSafety #BuildingSafetyLevy #CareHomes #NHSproviders #ChildrensHomes

📢 Introducing... Building safety conversations Brought to you by building safety experts, our new podcast explores the legislation introduced following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy and its far-reaching consequences. This legislation affects all buildings, regardless of height, and potentially any corporate group that's ever owned a building or produced or supplied a product used in the construction industry. In episode one, Dominic Jones, Alison Garrett, and Iain M. discuss the roles of a principal designer and a principal contractor under Building Regulations. 🎙️Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or click here: https://bit.ly/3FRcsj2 #BuildingSafety #BuildingRegulations

🌟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. This latest report considers alternative routes to scale and the region’s wider support offerings📄. 🔗Read the reports: https://bit.ly/3EIbXaN Mills & Reeve | Health and care #FemHealthFocus #GenderEquality #HealthCareInnovation #NorthWest

Introducing Part 2 of our FemHealth Focus series! 🚀 🌐 Part 2: Exploring alternative routes to scale and the region’s broader support offerings FemHealth Focus addresses gender health gaps and explores solutions for better health outcomes for women. Healthcare that prioritises women’s health is becoming increasingly important, with technology playing a pivotal role in bridging the gender health gap. At the end of last year, we hosted a roundtable in Manchester centered on investment and how the city and the wider North West are championing women’s health businesses through funding, partnerships, and support. Two reports outline the key discussions from that afternoon: 💰 Part 1: Published in February, covers opportunities and barriers to financial investment. 🌐 Part 2: Exploring alternative routes to scale and the region’s broader support offerings. 🔗 Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/euzkiFTN We would like to thank those who attended and participated: Victoria Bertenshaw, Lucy Buckley, PhD, Mo Carrier, Claire Edwards, Stella James, Louise Lawrence, Julie Millar RGN BSc, Elaine Mills, Andrew Tasker, Anja Ueland, Claire Williams, Andrea Winders, Zoe Wright, Laura Molloy, Laura Wells #FemHealthFocus #FemHealth #WomensHealth #Investment #Funding #Innovation #HealthTech #FemTech #Collaboration #Partnerships Charlotte Lewis I Vicky Protano I Steph Caird I Sophie Burton-Jones I Gayle Curry I Zickie Lim I Jill Mason I Natalie Wade

🔬Are you a FemHealth innovator? ⚖️ Starting or scaling a FemHealth business requires a focus on the legal and regulatory requirements, especially employment law. With upcoming changes in the Employment Rights Bill, these issues are becoming even more critical for new or scaling businesses. Rebecca Harker-Smith, looks at the key employment terms and some of the issues FemHealth innovators will need to consider both when it comes to preparing contracts of employment for key staff and when it comes to understanding what restrictions and/or obligations those key staff members may be under from their current/ former employer(s). 🔗 Read Rebecca's article to find out more 👉 : https://lnkd.in/eyDqCJYz Charlotte Lewis, Gayle Curry, Sophie Burton-Jones, Steph Caird, Jog Hundle #FemHealth #HR #EmploymentLaw #FemTech #WomensHealthandTechnoloyg #Innovation