Education, Health and Social Care
Our dedicated team specialises in advising on all aspects of education, health and social care regulation.
We act for a wide range of clients, including corporate entities, practitioners, membership bodies, and insurers. Our expertise spans large-scale investigations involving safeguarding concerns and whistle-blower allegations within hospitals, health and social care providers, educational institutions, and children’s homes. We have particular expertise in representing medical professionals and corporate providers in professional disciplinary proceedings, and inquiries or inquests into patient deaths.
Our services also encompass regulatory due diligence for acquisitions of private hospitals, care homes, specialist schools and colleges, and children’s care and fostering services across the UK. We provide comprehensive advice on corporate regulatory matters, from assistance with registration and compliance including in terms of structuring complex organisations (with deals in excess of £1 billion), to support during regulatory inspections, and robust challenges to adverse findings.
Our team is highly experienced in advising on regulatory actions, investigations, and hearings in all regions of the UK, before key bodies such as the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Medical Council (GMC), Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted.
We are committed to staying at the forefront of policy and legislative developments across the education, health and social care sectors. Through regular updates and briefings, we keep our clients informed of significant changes and emerging trends, providing the insight needed to navigate complex regulatory frameworks with confidence.
Legal experts for Education, Health and Social Care
Case studies
on restructuring its group in anticipation of regulatory changes in Wales requiring private operators to transition to a not-for-profit delivery model.
in relation to regulatory structure, regulatory compliance and licensing.
following whistle-blower allegations concerning the safety of elderly patients.
in terms of safeguarding investigations, organisational abuse enquiries, issues relating to regulatory registration, challenging regulatory inspection outcomes and compliance action (including criminal), judicial review and in Court proceedings relating to placement decisions.
on the regulatory aspects of their business including registration (applications and challenging cancellation), group restructuring, regulatory inspection outcomes including challenges to enforcement action, safeguarding incidents, internal investigations, regulatory compliance and governance.
following whistle-blower complaints made to the Police and regulatory bodies to investigate the quality of service and advise on legal requirements around processes and procedures.
in a high-profile GMC investigation regarding their involvement with a now convicted surgeon and the subsequent Inquests.
in respect of criminal proceedings and linked GMC proceedings. The criminal proceedings include 14 counts of historic sexual assault against a number of patients. The proceedings have included various applications, including bad character, abuse of process, fitness to stand trial and an application to the Attorney General for a Nolle Prosequi.
