In this episode we're talking about making urgent temporary changes to NHS services in response to unforseen issues.

Caroline and Paul are joined by Clare Trenchard, associate director of communications & strategic partnerships at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, and Peter Edwards senior partner and health law specialist at Capsticks Solicitors to talk about making urgent service changes.

It's a dramatic episode with Clare Trenchard describing events of one night in February 2019 when a fire destroyed one wing of a remote inpatient mental health unit in Staffordshire and how urgent service changes were put in place.

Peter Edwards takes us through the legal and regulatory requirements we need to take into account if we ever find ourselves in a similar situation.

Head over to the show page NotAConsultation.com for transcript, summaries and our briefing on the process requirements for making urgent service changes.