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A round-up of 2020 LCA Newsletter  2020 has certainly been a difficult, strange and trying time for everyone in a myriad of manner and form. The healthcare sector has been shaken and pushed to the very limits by the coronavirus and continues to hold its grasp as 2021 begins to unfurl. The two new variants […]

CMA Competition Law seminar GUEST: Louise Baner, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) On Wednesday 9th December 2020, the LCA had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Louise Baner of the CMA to explain the complexities and nuances of Competition Law and particularly its application to the healthcare sector. The CMA is the primary Competition enforcer and […]

25.11.20 LCA Virtual Roundtable GUEST: Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP On Wednesday evening, 25th November, the LCA hosted another special edition of its virtual roundtables with guest Rt. Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chairman of the Health Select Committee, to the topic “How we can improve Quality and Safety in healthcare despite the pandemic”. In a refreshingly […]

Return to work – #ProjectRestartPrivatePractice   “A PLAN FOR RESUMPTION”   The LCA’s Chairman, Dr Mark Vanderpump recently spoke with the Independent Practitioner Today about kick-starting private practice, getting independent consultants back to work so that ultimately the administration of patient care can be resumed.    In the 3rd September article: “A plan for resumption”, Dr Mark Vanderpump […]

LCA Medico-Legal Morning Reports with Hempsons solicitors SEPTEMBER 2020 Dr Vanderpump reported on a recent virtual seminar provided by Hempsons on Coroner’s inquests. The following issues were discussed: The 4 statutory questions that are answered at an inquest with the civil standard of proof (>50%): Who died? When did they die? Where did they die? How […]

The London Consultants’ Association comprises leading consultants in the capital who work in a variety of private hospitals. Formed in 1998, the association’s principle objective to maintain the independence of private medical practice and to defend the freedom of choice for patients and doctors.