Legal and practical implications of the Coronavirus Act 2020 for healthcare organisations
We recognise that COVID19 has presented a huge array of challenges to our healthcare clients. Therefore, we are hosting a webinar to address the legal and practical implications of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the associated issues the pandemic has presented.
We recognise that COVID19 has presented a huge array of challenges to our healthcare clients. Therefore, we are hosting a webinar to address the legal and practical implications of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the associated issues the pandemic has presented.
We will discuss matters that pervade the health and social care sector with particular focus on:
- Discharge guidance including:
- NHS Continuing Healthcare considerations
- The easements of social care obligations, and post discharge support
- Balancing risk during the COVID19 crisis (human rights implications, PPE issues)
- Impact on the Mental Health Act
- Impact on the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Organisations鈥 positions on indemnity
- Information sharing issues
Watch our on-demand video of this webinar here.
Speakers
James Arrowsmith
Partner
James Arrowsmith specialises in high value personal injury, including head and spinal injury, and insurance coverage, including interpretation, non-disclosure breach of terms and motor insurance law.
james.arrowsmith@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0) 330 045 2321
Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Partner
Specialises in all aspects of mental health and general healthcare law. Vast majority of practice that leads to court involvement is in the Court of Protection (mental capacity issues), the High Court (complex treatment cases, eg involving children), the Administrative Court (judicial review, human rights and community care issues) and the Coroner鈥檚 Court.
rebecca.fitzpatrick@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2131
Gerard Hanratty
Partner
gerard.hanratty@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2159
Charlotte Harpin
Partner
Charlotte regularly advises on complex governance and public law issues in the health sector. She is nationally recognised for her expertise on CCG governance (in particular, CCG constitutional matters) and is advising on the development of a number of CCG mergers and integrated care system developments across England. Charlotte is also sought-after for her advice on information law, particularly in relation to complex data sharing arrangements in the health sector. Clients praise her pragmatic approach and ability to distil complex concepts into plain English.
charlotte.harpin@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2405
Ed Pollard
Partner
Ed specialises in Healthcare Advisory including Inquests, Mental Health law, the Court of Protection, the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, fitness to practice and data protection issues.
ed.pollard@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2107
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