Health and Social Care Regulatory
Health and social care providers face complex challenges from regulators, commissioners and service users. Effective delivery requires robust clinical governance and quality measures, strong regulatory compliance and leadership and reputation management. Learning from challenging incidents and understanding good governance is business critical in this competitive environment.
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With over 50 specialist advisers, we are the leading regulatory adviser for the health and social care sector in the UK. Our regulatory team will provide you with practical, strategic advice designed to help you make decisions that will resolve complex issues and meet your needs.
We stand out for the comprehensive advice we provide to health and social care providers, including public and private and charities sector, and commissioners in both the UK and globally, including those investing in the UK.
Our advice spans a broad spectrum of issues, from clinical and corporate governance, complex complaints, serious incidents and inquests, confidentiality, responsible commissioner disputes, professional disciplinary across all health and social care professional bodies, safeguarding and continuing healthcare. Our market leading mental health specialists advise lead providers across the NHS and independent sector on the Mental health Act, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS and the very significant focus on mental health services by regulatory bodies and commissioners.
We are leading advisers in registrations, compliance inspections and enforcement by the CQC, including prosecutions by the CQC, HSE and corporate manslaughter arising from treatment or care. We also deliver strategic regulatory advice to executive-level leaders during critical periods, drawing on our extensive knowledge of the regulatory and political landscape for the sector.
Our specialists include those advising on high profile judicial reviews within the health system, including reconfiguration of services, in addition to advising on major statutory and non-statutory inquiries. In the M&A space we regularly deliver regulatory due diligence in both NHS, and private sector health transactions.
Most importantly our unique expertise allows us to navigate the complexities of reputational risk and provide sage advice. We meet your exact requirements with creative and practical action. Whether it's an emergency or long-term planning, we'll provide calm and effective advice, working with you on a road map to manage the issues you face.
Featured experience
- Representing University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the inquests into patients treated by Ian Paterson, involving over 50 deceased patients
- Advising on all aspects of CQC challenge, including representing providers in Regulation 12 prosecutions, preparing representations and appeals following Notice of Proposals and Notice of Decisions by the CQC across the sector, from new entrants seeking registration, through expansion of services, services to those with LD and autism under the Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture national policy, post transaction registration amendments and challenging s.29A warning notices. We work with numerous boards on regulatory awareness and preparedness for well-led reviews, including mock interviews
- Advising on a national safeguarding review investigation into historic safeguarding/abuse concerns
- Advising on all major statutory and non-statutory inquiries in health, from Beverley Allitt, the Bristol Paediatric Cardiac inquiry (original and revisit) and Shipman, through to Savile, the Infected Blood Inquiry and the COVID Inquiry
- Advising new entrants to the UK health market on corporate models to deliver regulatory compliance, governance frameworks and top co/op co-management agreements consistent with UK regulatory expectations
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Advocacy
Our in-house barristers chambers delivers quality in-house advocacy and advisory services.
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Clinical Risk and Medical Malpractice
We understand the challenges that arise in the healthcare sector when patient expectations are not met, and we also recognise that cost pressures in the sector and on medical malpractice indemnifiers have never been so acute. As the provision of healthcare fragments away from its traditional delivery models, more and more claims activity will affect commercial entities, private clinics, hospitals, general healthcare providers – and their insurers.
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Commercial
Our extensive commercial services span various sectors, with dedicated teams in insurance, healthcare, technology, and more. We provide expert guidance on procurement, IT, contracts, intellectual property, competition, and more.
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Corporate
Our corporate team delivers comprehensive legal solutions to a diverse clientele. We specialise in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, and corporate advisory matters, collaborating seamlessly to help clients achieve their business goals.
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Data, Privacy and Cyber
Our Data, Privacy and Cyber team provides advice and support on advisory and contentious matters of all sizes and complexity.
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Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team has an established reputation for handling complex, high value commercial disputes and achieving successful and pragmatic solutions for our clients.
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Employment
We provide bespoke solutions across all aspects of employment, pensions, immigration, and more. Balancing legal and commercial requirements, we deliver efficiently and provide tangible value to your business.
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Governance and Compliance in Healthcare
Working within our leading health and social care team, our governance experts specialise in helping health and social care organisations implement effective governance practices.
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Healthcare Litigation
Working as part of one of the largest, leading health and social care teams in the UK, we recognise the importance of resolving disputes in a way that meets the needs of patients and healthcare providers – both NHS and independent. Our extensive network of lawyers, in the UK and across the world, are experts in resolving commercial disputes with innovative, practical advice.
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Public Law and Judicial Review
Our public law team is uniquely experienced in acting for public bodies on high-profile judicial reviews, and advisory work across the health and social care sector.
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Real Estate
We provide legal advice throughout the real estate development cycle for UK and international investors, fund managers developers and contractors and to central and local government.
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Health and Social Care Regulatory key contacts
Qui sommes-nous ?
Pourquoi choisir DAC Beachcroft ?
Nous sommes un cabinet commercial à large assise, au service d'un grand nombre de secteurs, avec un solide héritage dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la santé (
) et de l'immobilier. Nous combinons d'excellentes compétences juridiques et une expertise de pointe en matière d'exécution pour concevoir des solutions
qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients - souvent en utilisant intelligemment la technologie.
Services financiers
Nous conseillons régulièrement des concepteurs et des fabricants de produits, des organismes professionnels, des détaillants, des distributeurs et des investisseurs en capital-risque souhaitant investir dans le secteur des services financiers.
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Santé et soins sociaux
DAC Beachcroft est considéré comme le leader du marché dans la fourniture de conseils juridiques aux prestataires de soins de santé en matière de droit des sociétés, de droit commercial et de droit réglementaire.
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Spécialités sectorielles
Nous combinons notre connaissance approfondie du secteur avec une conscience commerciale astucieuse et une portée mondiale.
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Assurance
DAC Beachcroft est reconnu comme un conseiller de premier plan sur le marché de l'assurance, et nous mettons l'accent sur les relations à long terme que nous établissons avec vous afin d'apporter une réelle valeur ajoutée à votre entreprise.
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Immobilier
Avec 170 avocats, nous sommes l'une des plus grandes équipes juridiques du Royaume-Uni dans le domaine de l'immobilier. Notre vaste réseau nous permet d'accéder à des connaissances nationales, régionales et locales.
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Technologie
En tant que conseillers de longue date et de confiance dans le secteur des technologies, nous proposons des solutions pragmatiques et innovantes qui vous permettent de prendre des décisions éclairées sur la meilleure façon de maximiser votre succès.
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