Eloise Le Santo
@eloiselesanto.bsky.social
Lawyer (Barrister)
📍London 🏳️🌈
📍London 🏳️🌈
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Wealthier democracies have mail, transport, energy + water in public ownership. We still don't. We can keep paying £bns to foreign shareholders, or we can have faster mail and transport, clean energy and water, for lower cost. But we can't do both.
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UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wealthier democracies have mail, transport, energy + water in public ownership. We still don't. We can keep paying £bns to foreign shareholders, or we can have faster mail and transport, clean energy and water, for lower cost. But we can't do both.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators.
Numerous banking scandals. PE is unregulated
PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to engage in predatory practices. What next?
Finance sector needs effective regulation.
Numerous banking scandals. PE is unregulated
PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to engage in predatory practices. What next?
Finance sector needs effective regulation.
Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators
Chancellor stopped short of saying which regulators were in government’s crosshairs
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators.
Numerous banking scandals. PE is unregulated
PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to engage in predatory practices. What next?
Finance sector needs effective regulation.
Numerous banking scandals. PE is unregulated
PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to engage in predatory practices. What next?
Finance sector needs effective regulation.
New issue of the Healthcare Law Digest is out, and it’s a biggie.
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21st April 2025
This week’s edition of HLD covers the SC decision (no, not THAT one), the assisted dying bill, insights into the regulation of medical cannabis, and more. Serious medical treatment cases and naming cl...
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April 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
New issue of the Healthcare Law Digest is out, and it’s a biggie.
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Radical or reckless? The abolition of NHS England & what happens next - read my analysis published by @uclpolicylab.bsky.social
@hughalderwick.bsky.social @charlestallack.bsky.social
@hughalderwick.bsky.social @charlestallack.bsky.social
“Even if in the long-run the reforms are proven to be the right ones, embarking on any major reform of the NHS creates medium term challenges”.
@profnaomifulop.bsky.social explores the challenging nature of NHS reform.
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@profnaomifulop.bsky.social explores the challenging nature of NHS reform.
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Radical or reckless? The abolition of NHS England and what comes next
Following the Prime Minister's announcement of the abolition of NHS England, Professor Naomi Fulop explores the reasoning behind a radical move, and whether it will help the challenges faced by the NH...
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Radical or reckless? The abolition of NHS England & what happens next - read my analysis published by @uclpolicylab.bsky.social
@hughalderwick.bsky.social @charlestallack.bsky.social
@hughalderwick.bsky.social @charlestallack.bsky.social
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Brexit has left NHS increasingly dependent on doctors & nurses from poor “red list” countries, from which WHO says it is wrong to recruit
NHS now employs 65,610 staff from WHO’s 55 red list countries. It has taken 32,935 since start of 2021, incl 20,665 in the 20 months between March 23 & Nov 2024
NHS now employs 65,610 staff from WHO’s 55 red list countries. It has taken 32,935 since start of 2021, incl 20,665 in the 20 months between March 23 & Nov 2024
Post-Brexit reliance on NHS staff from ‘red list’ countries is unethical, Streeting says
Exclusive: NHS England has dramatically increased recruitment of workers from states with critical medical staff shortages
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March 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Brexit has left NHS increasingly dependent on doctors & nurses from poor “red list” countries, from which WHO says it is wrong to recruit
NHS now employs 65,610 staff from WHO’s 55 red list countries. It has taken 32,935 since start of 2021, incl 20,665 in the 20 months between March 23 & Nov 2024
NHS now employs 65,610 staff from WHO’s 55 red list countries. It has taken 32,935 since start of 2021, incl 20,665 in the 20 months between March 23 & Nov 2024
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‘Stitch,’ capacity and complexity – a masterclass in capacity determination: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/stitch-capac...
‘Stitch,’ capacity and complexity – a masterclass in capacity determination
Cobb J is shortly to take his position on the Court of Appeal. The decision in Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council v LS [2025] EWCOP 10 (T3) shows just what an asset he will be to the Court of…
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March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
‘Stitch,’ capacity and complexity – a masterclass in capacity determination: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/stitch-capac...
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Global efforts to contain mpox are being outpaced in Congo, where an epidemic has reached the capital.
Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus
Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital, infecting children and their mothers, who sell sex to survive.
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December 25, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Global efforts to contain mpox are being outpaced in Congo, where an epidemic has reached the capital.
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Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say
Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say
Survivors claim to have been ‘disengaged’ by Labour government after ‘token gesture’ meetings
Furious victims of the infected blood scandal have said that just 10 out of 4,000 people have received compensation under a new scheme, despite pledges from the…
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December 22, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say
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Expert witness condemns claims by Lucy Letby’s lawyer
Expert witness condemns claims by Lucy Letby’s lawyer
Dr Dewi Evans says allegations made by former nurse’s barrister are ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘inaccurate’
A doctor has said claims he has changed his mind over the cause of death for three of Lucy Letby’s victims are “unsubstantiated” and “inaccurate”.…
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December 17, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Expert witness condemns claims by Lucy Letby’s lawyer
GMC is now the regulator for Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates. But what does this mean for patient safety, professional roles, and the NHS workforce? My latest blog explores the implications. #Healthcare #Regulation #NHS”
GMC Regulation of PAs and AAs: A Step Forward or a Step Too Far? - Eloise Le Santo
The GMC is now the regulator for Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs), sparking debate about patient safety, professional roles, and NHS workforce changes. Explore the implicati...
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December 14, 2024 at 2:26 PM
GMC is now the regulator for Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates. But what does this mean for patient safety, professional roles, and the NHS workforce? My latest blog explores the implications. #Healthcare #Regulation #NHS”
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Current Awareness - 'Woman who died after "butt lift" surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules'
Source: The Guardian
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Source: The Guardian
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Woman who died after ‘butt lift’ surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules
Demi Agoglia’s death in Turkey was contributed to by neglect with ‘no proper pre-operative care and advice’
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December 12, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Current Awareness - 'Woman who died after "butt lift" surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules'
Source: The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Source: The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Current Awareness - 'Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly”'
Source: Legal Futures
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
Source: Legal Futures
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Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly”
The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, amid consolidation in the sector, according to research.
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December 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Current Awareness - 'Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly”'
Source: Legal Futures
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
Source: Legal Futures
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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"The slide backwards in the mortality of women and infants is shocking enough. For black and brown women the risk of losing their life is 3-4 times worse and for their babies close to double.
There is no doubt that there is a national emergency in the NHS." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/preg...
There is no doubt that there is a national emergency in the NHS." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/preg...
Pregnancy related and baby deaths increases for first time in decade
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 9:14 AM
"The slide backwards in the mortality of women and infants is shocking enough. For black and brown women the risk of losing their life is 3-4 times worse and for their babies close to double.
There is no doubt that there is a national emergency in the NHS." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/preg...
There is no doubt that there is a national emergency in the NHS." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/preg...
Just finished this interesting podcast episode from @1crownofficerow.bsky.social about the latest in vicarious liability. Definitely worth a listen.
Vicarious Liability: Where Are We Now? With Isabel McArdle
Podcast Episode · Law Pod UK · 03/12/2024 · 35m
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December 13, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Just finished this interesting podcast episode from @1crownofficerow.bsky.social about the latest in vicarious liability. Definitely worth a listen.
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Why Britain’s doctors are in revolt
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients at risk. A must read from @doctoroxford.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients at risk. A must read from @doctoroxford.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
Why Britain's doctors are in revolt
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Why Britain’s doctors are in revolt
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients at risk. A must read from @doctoroxford.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients at risk. A must read from @doctoroxford.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...