Healthcare sector legal support
The healthcare sector has
experienced significant changes over recent years.
In this ever changing
climate, healthcare professionals require legal advice from experts
who understand their sector and the specific issues they face.
Solicitors for the healthcare sector
Our team of specialist solicitors
combines experience of the healthcare market with an
understanding of its regulated fields to provide focused advice and
solutions to a wide range of legal needs from the healthcare
industry.
Please read about:
Hugh James services for the healthcare sector
We offer a complete range of services to the residential care
sector, including advice on matters relating to:
1.
Corporate & Commercial
Hugh James combines our understanding of the healthcare market,
high quality technical skills and commercial pragmatism to help add
value to your business.
Our experience in acting for both
buyers and sellers, tenants and landlords, developers, operating
managers, and funders in relation to healthcare premises has
enabled us to appreciate the aims and concerns of both parties to a
transaction and to draft documents which are fair and reasonable,
and which keep legal costs and delays to a minimum.
When disputes arise, the Hugh James
Healthcare Team has significant experience of dispute resolution
and litigation, including mediation.
Our legal services to the healthcare sector include:
- the acquisition, disposal and re-financing of care
homes
- the formation of new healthcare businesses
- the restructuring and reorganisation
- cost sharing agreements
- joint venture agreements
- funding issues including private equity investments into
healthcare businesses
- charity structuring and grants
- practice conversions to Limited Liability
Partnerships/companies
- partnership disputes, dissolutions and retirements
- commercial disputes
- advice on computer-related issues, including data
protection
- dispute resolution, including debt collection and the handling
of complaints by occupants
- negotiating contracts for healthcare services including out of
hours and with suppliers
- services and facilities management outsourcing
Hugh James experience of working with
employers in the healthcare sector has led us to develop real
insight into the operational needs of the industry.
Our team of leading employment
lawyers are renowned for their sensitive handling of complex
commercial issues and for resolving employment problems in a
cost-effective and commercially astute way.
Our legal services to the healthcare
sector include:
employment advice, including
contracts, dismissals, union relations, tribunal claims, transfer
of business issues and redundancy
business immigration law, including
work permits.
3.
Property &
Construction
Hugh James' combination of private
sector commercial experience and an in-depth understanding of the
healthcare legal framework give us a genuine competitive advantage
which we bring to you when undertaking transactions on your
behalf.
Our legal knowledge and insight are
invaluable in planning and negotiating projects to ensure that they
are delivered on time and in budget.
We like to get involved in a transaction as early as possible, so
that we can help you adopt a structure that meets your needs, and
to identify and recommend strategies to overcome potential
problems.
Our legal services to the healthcare
sector include:
- property development and the construction of care homes
- agreements for the management, maintenance and refurbishment of
residential care homes
- sale and leaseback arrangements
- property disputes
Hugh James has a leading regulatory
team which advises on compliance with care standards legislation
including inspections, investigations and enforcement by
regulators.
We make it a priority to safeguard
our clients and their staff throughout the entire process from
initial enquiries, interviews under caution and court proceedings
including Inquests. We also ensure that witnesses are supported and
can support Providers with advice on risk management.
We also regularly deal with
professional disciplinary and fitness to practice investigations by
regulators such as the NMC, RPS and GDC.
Our legal services to the healthcare
sector include:
- regulatory compliance including funding, registration and
enforcement
- HSE, Police and Local Authority investigations including
corporate manslaughter, neglect of care, theft and fraud
- Inquests
- residents and commissioners contracts
- service user complaints and medical negligence issues
- mental health law advice, to include capacity,
confidentiality and consent issues and the Deprivation of
Liberty Safeguards
- representation at the Care Standards Tribunal
- advice on legal relationships with suppliers, including medical
equipment manufacturers, IT service providers, caterers and
suppliers of food and other products/services
- training
- First Response 24/7 telephone advice
and emergency call-out services
Please read the details on our full regulatory
services
How Hugh James can help the
healthcare sector
Our activity spans the whole
sector, including:
- providers of primary health care including GPs, dentists &
nursing care
- owners of healthcare facilities
- managers of healthcare facilities
- developers of healthcare facilities
- funders of healthcare facilities
- charities and voluntary sector groups
- the service users themselves
Hugh James
delivers a full spectrum of services to private and public
healthcare providers.
Hugh James
offer straightforward, practical advice. By working closely with
our clients we provide cost-effective advice that takes into
account the special requirements of the healthcare sector.
Whatever your
need we can provide the solution.
Hugh James healthcare experience