Our Healthcare Law Team adopts a progressive and innovative approach to handling the multitude of governmental regulations, accreditation and compliance requirements faced by all public and private health care providers and suppliers, as well as our handling of sensitive issues concerning patients and treatment.
With intense competition, a reduction in spending, and heightened regulatory scrutiny, the health care industry and patients can rely on our firm’s extensive knowledge and experience in this complex field.
BSG Solicitors LLP represents the healthcare industry in a wide range of legal matters including operations, compliance, litigation, employment law, partnerships, contract disputes. They are particularly attuned to CQC requirements as they act for many nursing homes who are closely monitored.
BSG Solicitors LLP also undertake work on behalf of patients and guardians to ensure that appropriate treatment is provided. This will also include advising on capacity and consent, access to treatment, insurance disputes and withdrawal of treatment. We also handle the more personal side of health care, including medical negligence and confidentiality.
Who we work with:
- Commissioning Bodies
- Corporate Bodies
- Doctors
- Family Representatives
- Guardians
- Patients
- Surgeons
Key services:
- Access and entitlement to health services
- Capacity and consent
- Care homes and poor treatment
- Care Quality Commission appeals
- Community care
- Confidentiality and breach of confidence (injunction and damages)
- Contagious disease control (predominantly local authority applications and injunctions)
- Data Protection and access to health records
- Enforcing statutory duties to provide health services
- Healthcare Ombudsman
- Human Rights
- Insurance disputes with private insurers
- Judicial review
- Living Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Mental health and capacity
- Policies and procedures
- Withdrawal of treatment