Health and Social Care
With over 70 years of industry experience, our award-winning health and social care team leads with unrivalled expertise. We provide tailored legal solutions spanning commercial, public law, regulatory, data protection, employment, real estate, corporate, and medical malpractice matters, and work closely with NHS commissioners, health and social care providers, MedTech companies, investors, and regulators.
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With the largest team of lawyers in the UK health and social care sector, international capabilities, and a further network of lawyers across the globe, we have unrivalled expertise and experience that our clients can tap in to. Our team provides commercial, pragmatic advice to help resolve complex issues and meet your needs.
Our expertise covers all legal issues in health and social care, whether you require support on clinical and corporate governance, handling criminal prosecutions, inquests or judicial reviews.
We are unmatched global experts in defending medical malpractice claims, working closely with NHS Resolution, independent healthcare providers, insurers, brokers and other indemnifiers including the UK's largest Medical Defence Organisation. We resolve and advise on claims of all sizes, clinical disciplines and complexities, ranging from multi-million-pound liabilities to intricate, smaller value cases.
We advise clients on public inquiries, CQC registration, compliance and defending enforcement action. We're skilled at dissecting reports and their challenges, and offer strategic regulatory counsel to senior leadership.
We work with health and social care providers seeking to acquire other businesses, outsource services, enter into leases or licences, or deal with complex HR issues. We have a team of specialist lawyers that support investors on regulatory due diligence projects specific to the sector.
Leveraging our unparalleled expertise, we manage reputational risks and offer insightful counsel.
Featured experience
- Advising Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust on their successful merger, including advising on legal due diligence, revisions to the constitution, advice on governance and the transaction documentation
- Advising funders and independent health and social care providers on corporate transactions
- Advising NHS England on its defence of a high-profile judicial review (Gardner) challenging the NHS and Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it had on care home residents
- Advising England’s only NHS gender identity service for children and young people on its successful appeal regarding decisions about treating patients with puberty blockers, reaffirming the key principle that competence should be assessed individually, by a patient’s clinician
- Advising new entrants to the UK health and social care market on corporate models to deliver regulatory compliance, governance frameworks and management agreements consistent with UK regulatory expectations
Charities and Not for Profit Providers
We’re passionate about the charity sector and have a deep understanding of the charity and not for profit regulatory environment as well as the wider health and social care sector.
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Health Infrastructure
Our infrastructure and projects team is at the forefront of advising clients on strategic healthcare infrastructure projects.
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Independent Health
Our award winning team is the leading provider of legal advice to the UK independent health and social care sector. We offer tailored solutions to help our clients deliver high-quality care.
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MedTech and Digital Health
Our market-leading team supports MedTech and digital health organisations, from ambitious innovators to established global listed companies, at various stages of their life cycle.
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Mental Health
We provide specialist, practical and tailored legal advice for mental health service providers and commissioners, with a 24-hour accessible service.
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NHS
We offer market-leading, innovative, legal advice to enable the NHS to focus on delivering high-quality, safe patient care.
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Social Care
Our experts provide trusted legal advice to a wide range of organisations operating within the social care sector, supporting them to deliver safe care that will withstand legal, regulatory and public scrutiny, whilst also growing and developing their own organisation.
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”Legal Advisor of the Year – Public
Health Investor Awards 2021, 2022, 2023
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”Legal Advisor of the Year – Private
Health Investor Awards 2021, 2023
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”Highly experienced team with knowledge and skills that ensure an excellent service is delivered. Excellent communication skills and very much work as a team to deliver on all matters.
Legal 500 UK 2023, Healthcare Public Sector
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”DACB has a fantastic reputation in the UK healthcare sector and, increasingly, internationally too. Their offering shows a depth and breadth of experience that is rare. Their technology practice is a great bonus for their digital health clients.
Legal 500 UK 2023, Healthcare Public Sector
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The team's technical expertise in the healthcare sector and their commercial contracting acumen are hugely impressive.
Chambers UK 2023 Edition, Healthcare, UK Wide
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Their diverse public/private client base allows them to apply a wide nous to a problem and apply strategic and commercial solutions.
Legal 500 UK 2023, Healthcare Public Sector, London
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”Friendly, approachable, knowledgeable and good at their job.
The advice and support we receive is of a very high standard.
Very professional and capable but also responsive, flexible and easy to work with.Legal 500 UK 2023, Healthcare Public Sector
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Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
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Advocacy
Immersed in the insurance market, we continually deliver innovative solutions for you including a dedicated advocacy and advisory service.
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Commercial Health
The health and social care sector remains under great pressure to both generate efficiencies as well as adopt innovation, all while continuing to provide safe and high quality care. This means that informed, commercial decisions need to be made, often at pace, against a backdrop of complex frameworks, and within a highly regulated environment.
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Corporate Health
We work with a wide range of businesses, nationally and internationally, across the health and social care sector, providing a comprehensive service across the whole spectrum of corporate transactions and advice.
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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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Data, Privacy and Cyber in Health
Our specialist lawyers understand, and advise based on the sensitivity and huge value of data in health and social care.
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Health Employment
Our market-leading employment team provides tailored solutions to difficult problems across the health and social care sector.
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Health Procurement
Our market-leading health and procurement teams provide expert guidance and support, alongside a diverse range of solutions tailored to your needs.
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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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Regulatory and Investigations
Our comprehensive regulatory services span diverse sectors, including healthcare, finance, and more. We offer pragmatic, industry-specific advice to ensure compliance and navigate complex regulations with confidence.
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