08 Jul, 2024 The (sort of) Olympic Games for the Child Brain Injury Trust By Ann Houghton Ok, so this games day was about as far away from the Olympics as you can get (I took part in the egg and spoon race!) but it was a...
13 Jun, 2024 Why amateur boxers need to trust their safety really is at the heart of everything By Ann Houghton I am very keen to acknowledge from the outset, that boxing – the same as all sports and physical activity – is great for participants in...
14 May, 2024 Birth Trauma Inquiry By Victoria Fullilove The All Party Parliamentary Group on birth trauma published the findings of its inquiry yesterday. It makes for extremely difficult...
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...