News & Blogs

New guidance issued to clinicians on the management of parental conflict in the treatment of children with life threatening conditions

In recent years there has been a spate of high-profile cases (Ashya King, Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans) where conflict has arisen between treating clinicians and families over the withholding or […]

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Sintons Healthcare Newsletter – Spring 2019

Welcome to your quarterly news update from Sintons. In this edition we cover: Dental Practice set for investment after changing hands Developing Innovative Solutions to support the development of NHS Non-Clinical Services […]

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Court of protection provides guidance on the assessment of capacity in relation to social media and internet use

Re A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use : Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2  and Re B (Capacity: Social Media: Care and Contact) [2019] EWCOP 3: In two linked judgments […]

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GDPR Blog: Update on SARs made to GP and Care practices

The ability for individuals to request personal information that is held about them is one of the cornerstones of the GDPR and its principle of transparency. Subject Access Requests (or […]

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