A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. DBS AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS – TIME TO REVIEW POLICIES Revised government guidance will mean that “great caution” must be exercised by police forces when disclosing detention under the Mental Health Act, even where an enhanced DBS certificate has been applied for. This is…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. DIABETES PREVENTION POLICY FAILS TO UNDERSTAND SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES NHS England and Public Health England are currently working on evidence to implement the new national diabetes prevention programme, which will include classes in cooking and exercise. However, Professor Greenhalgh (professor of primary care health sciences…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. NEW NURSING MODEL BETTER FOR GPs? Community nursing leaders in Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS are working with local authorities and communities with a view to adopting the Buurtzorg Nederland (home care provider) model in the UK as part of the “redesign” of local…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. THINK BEFORE POSTING IMAGES ON WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA This week sees GPs and practice personnel cautioned to take greater care when posting on websites or social media. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted a photo of himself with brain surgeons at the UniversityCollegeLondonHospital to celebrate…