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NHS Continuing Healthcare is a package of care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. It is not means-tested and is based on an adult’s nursing care needs. Such funding is intended to cover the…
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Social media – love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. In recent years, the use of the internet and social media to interact with others has grown and is now part of many…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) informs and influences the day-to-day work that case managers perform. We look at just how the CQC affects case managers. Who are the Care Quality Commission? The Care Quality Commission…
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Finding yourself injured can have a devastating impact on both yourself and those around you. You may find yourself worrying about your financial circumstances, when ideally you should be able to focus your efforts on…
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‘Sleep is as necessary as the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat’ A healthy adult sleeps for an average of 7 to 9 hours – although there are some…
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A Personal Injury Trust (PI Trust) is a trust set up by a solicitor to specifically hold compensation received from a personal injury claim or clinical negligence claim. The Trust will be in writing and…
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Last Autumn we invited our member law firms to participate in a survey being carried out by Calvert Reconnections and Exchange Chambers, looking at rehabilitation following brain injury. It’s an important subject, every year over…
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When you consider preparing a Property and Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPA’), you may also wish to consider preparing a Health and Welfare Power of Attorney. This type of Power of Attorney was not…
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It is common, following a brain injury, for a case manager to be instructed as part of the claims process. Working together with the legal team and other health and social care professionals, case managers…
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The withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) or medical treatment is often an unsurprisingly highly emotive and contested issue. Any situation which involves providing, withdrawing or withholding CANH or medical treatment can have…
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