12 Jul, 2023 Call to review guidelines to improve care of newborn babies By Ann Houghton One of the key newborn baby checks, devised in the 1950s, focuses on the baby's skin colour to assess the baby's condition immediately...
21 Jun, 2023 "An obligation that comes from love" - Best interests are never easy, least of all in cases of medical treatment decisions By Donna Holmes BBC One drama Best Interests has shone a powerful light on the role of the Court of Protection in medical treatment decisions where those...
15 Jun, 2023 Child Trust Funds and benefits impact - navigating the conundrum By Donna Holmes Child Trust Funds are in the news again for the impact they can have on a child's entitlement to means tested benefits where the funds...
20 Apr, 2023 Child Trust Funds and the Court of Protection - What's the right outcome? By Donna Holmes Over the past year or so the issue of parents of children who have recently turned 18 trying to access the Child Trust Fund created for...
06 Apr, 2023 Lack of legislation is costing lives: another participant dies in white-collar boxing match By Ann Houghton Over recent years white collar boxing events have been a means of raising money for charity, which is laudable, but is it as safe as it...
26 Aug, 2022 Tough choices ahead By Donna Holmes It's my immense privilege to look after the financial affairs of some of society's most vulnerable people, who through injury,...
25 Jul, 2022 The gender health gap By Ann Houghton Did you know the statistics show women spend more of their life in poor health than men? Of course, a statistic alone never tells the...
25 Jul, 2022 Holiday warnings for Blue Badge holders By Donna Holmes As the 'great getaway' starts and the main summer holidays begin, Blue Badge holders heading to the continent need to pay particular...
24 Jun, 2022 Registration times raise concerns for vulnerable people's financial management By Donna Holmes Lasting powers of attorneys (LPAs) are documents where a person, with capacity (the donor) , can appoint a person or people of their...
24 Jun, 2022 When a freeze is a tax rise in disguise... By Donna Holmes Inheritance tax receipts rose by 13% for the 2021/21 tax year with increases continuing to be seen for April and May 2022. The rise in...
14 Jun, 2022 Struggling to see a GP? By Christopher Frankling A recent Panorama investigation by the BBC has revealed that a number of GP practices, further to what has been common practice to give...
10 Jun, 2022 Supporting carers is everyone's business By Donna Holmes As this year's Carer's Week draws to a close, I was struck by the headline of a blog from South West London and St Georges NHS Trust -...