Articles by ‘Mei-Ling Huang’

Anna Fee joins RWK Goodman’s Health and Social Care Team with a focus on regulation and contentious matters

  This week we speak to leading thinkers in social care innovation, to find out why social care is ripe for innovation and what might be holding it back. Thanks to our guests: Sophie…

The Impact of Gardner & Harris v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care In April 2022, the High Court concluded that the government’s policy to discharge patients from hospitals in to care…

The long-awaited White Paper on Social Care reform was published by the Government today. It will disappoint and frustrate social care providers as it fails to address the lack of adequate funding into the…

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“the Act”), a service provider who carries out a regulated activity must be registered with the CQC. This can mean both individuals and organisations. But what…

On 22 October 2021, CQC released its report on the state of care for 2020/21 (“the Report”). CQC focuses on the impact of the pandemic but does little analysis of CQC’s own role. The main challenges for adult social care have been identified as reduced occupancy and admissions, increased costs, and recruiting and retaining staff.

At our latest In conversation webinar, we were joined by leading legal authority on ESG Professor Paul Watchman, Special Legal Adviser at UNEP Principles of Sustainable Development Net Zero Insurance Underwriters Alliance. Paul looked at the opportunities General Counsel and in-house lawyers have to drive change and deliver value through greater engagement in environmental, social and governance (ESG).

We’re delighted to announce our next In conversation with… Professor Paul Watchman.

On the 21st of July 2021, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will release data on Covid-related deaths notified to them between 10 April 2020 and 31 March 2021.

We have recently announced the appointment of Partner Mei-Ling Huang as its new Chair.

We’re delighted to announce our next In conversation with… Dr Catherine McGregor, author of Business Thinking in Practice for In-House Counsel: Taking Your Seat at the Table.

At the start of the year, CQC launched a consultation, entitled “Consultation on changes for flexible regulation”, which is focused on health and social care providers. So what are the implications?