Order Seeking Possession of a Hospital Bed During the Covid-19 Pandemic

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v MB (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 882 (QB)  The Claimant, the NHS Trust, sought possession from the Defendant, a patient called MB, of a bedroom on a ward of the hospital. The ward was intended for those requiring acute neuropsychiatry care for up…

Interim Injunctions and Disciplinary Proceedings

Smo v Hywel Dda University Health Board [2019] EWHC 1973 (QB) This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). The High Court granted an interim injunction to a consultant colorectal surgeon facing disciplinary proceedings as a result of allegations about his capability and conduct.  Background  Suspended since 2016 pending…

Injunctions, parallel investigations and suspensions of pay

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust v Gregg [2019] EWCA Civ 387 This article originally appeared in Issue 1 (May 2019). A Consultant Anaesthetist obtained an injunction from the High Court to prevent his employer, an NHS Trust, proceeding with a disciplinary investigation into patient deaths whilst a parallel police…