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Challenging the DOH concerning the legality of the DST

Fri 18 May 2012 - 10:21 by Anonymous

Hello Everyone,

We are hoping to bring a Judicial Review challenge against the DOH. The last hurdle we have to go through
is gaining funding from the Legal Services Commission. We are challenging the legality of the DST under various
areas of public law. Our legal team are in place, and we believe we have a very compelling case, which
addresses numerous irrationalities and absurdities within …

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"Care Home" ??? Blunder or carn't be bothered ???

Sun 20 May 2012 - 9:39 by hilltop

It is with sad news Im back again my mom passed away and now the care home is updateing there "Safe Guarding" It took them 1 week to let me know
my mom had been abused, and they didnt even inform the doctors. I found out they are holding a meeting on 29th May so will be going with a few
matters to ask for myself, thats if im allowed in?. Any surgestions i can take with me ie the paper work on …

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Refusal to provide records from care home

Wed 16 May 2012 - 7:16 by Hemiola

As executor of her will I wrote to the care home company that owns the care home where my late mother in law lived asking for the care records. They sent some of the records without question, however when I went through them I noticed that many were missing. I wrote again asking for the missing records and was fobbed off with an excuse, and then after writing again, have heard nothing. I …

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Is this a lawful screening tool pre Oct 2007?

Tue 15 May 2012 - 16:40 by Katherine

Hi again,

Can any one tell me if it is lawful for the PCT to use this Screening Tool now as proof that a checklist for CHC was performed and someone was found not eligible...It is for a period pre Oct 2007 but is actually a tool introduced in 2004 and would appear to be not Grogan Compliant.... It was used on my father between 2005 and may 2007 and they are currently using this simple 5 step …

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CEO /STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

Sun 13 May 2012 - 18:09 by iwillwincc

Hello All
HELP, WHAT TO DO? My letters/emails to the CEO/STAFF at the PCT
regarding issues on our case appear to be being ignorred by the PCT,
as I have had no reply to my last 3 emails, not even an acknoledgement
to having recieved our correspondence etc.
Is anyone else having the same problem.
Regards
Alex

Urgent advice needed please

Mon 7 May 2012 - 8:40 by Twisted sanity

Hiya everyone, I'm hoping there will be some useful advice here for my mum, we have been looking after nan now for 10 years since the start of her Alzheimer's but things got beyond our control and about 6 weeks ago after a long battle we got her sectioned under the mental health act, she was unable to cook or prepare a meal for herself and we had to disconnect all the gas , she couldn't operate …

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DEMAND to see hospital and care home records!

Mon 7 May 2012 - 11:32 by Esquires

Whenever you visit your relative in a care home (or hospital) DEMAND to see their care records: Here's why!
07/05/2012
By: Presswatch
NHS and Health Sector News

The Guardian reports that the NHS has been forced to issue a reminder to GPs that care home patients should not be subject to "do not resuscitate" forms without advice and consent, after the daughter of a 77-year-old man found out …

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NHS CHC Funding appeals time limit announced (15th. March)

Thu 15 Mar 2012 - 15:33 by Esquires

A time limit on NHS Continuing Health Care Funding appeals has been announced. Click here for details:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_133055

Does this legislation or guidance exist?

Mon 7 May 2012 - 12:12 by Katherine

Hi again and apologies for all the questions just want to make sure my facts are correct.

1. On initial turn down of a request for a review the Director of CHC from my PCT wrote to my mum in 2010 to say there was new legislation that meant that because the PCT had neither turned down or denied an earlier challenge we had no grounds for a review...this is obvious attempt to put us off from the …

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