Care home legal webinar: Ensure you are up-to-date and protected against any new surprises or challenges caused by Covid-19
Care home legal webinar: Ensure you are up-to-date and protected against any new surprises or challenges caused by Covid-19
Anna Lemmer, healthcare regulatory solicitor, Ridouts
Paul Ridout, solicitor and managing director, Ridouts
The current Covid-19 pandemic has created a new set of possible legal surprises and challenges which care home management will need to avoid preferably and counter if affected.
Caring Times is delighted that two of the most experienced solicitors specialising in the care home sector, Paul Ridout, managing director of the legal firm, Ridouts, and Anna Lemmer, healthcare regulatory solicitor, Ridouts, specialising in crisis management and dispute resolution, will be offering their advice on what to do and what not to do, and answering questions from the webinar audience.
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Richard Sloggett, senior fellow, health and social care, The Policy Exchange
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New figures suggest that care home residents will likely account for more than half the deaths caused by Covid-19 in England.
Polling shows that, in the light of the pandemic, 31% of people are now less likely to seek residential care for an older relative and, among people aged 65 or over, 40% are less likely to consider it for themselves.
So, as the first peak appears to be flattening, is it time to consider radical change in the care sector? The NHS was able to take decisive and effective action to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on those in its care but was this only possible because of its unique national command and control structures? Does the care home sector need greater oversight and statutory powers put in place to compel operators to take uniform action when required?
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Professor Martin Green,
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