Mental Health
We understand the challenges mental health providers and commissioners face in navigating the complex and overlapping legal frameworks governing mental health services.
Our specialist, practical advice and 24-hour accessible service support the delivery of safe, quality mental health services and help respond to legal or regulatory incidents, claims, complaints, CQC criticism or ICO action, minimising the impact on patient care, workforce morale, and finances.
Services
ContactsOverview
The mental health sector is heavily regulated, and subject to constant legal changes and challenges. Timely specialist advice can have a huge impact, and this is where we stand out.
By supporting legal and regulatory compliance and improvement, and responding quickly when something goes wrong, we deliver solutions with significant cost savings. Our understanding of the sector means we’re seen as the first port of call for distress purchases, innovation and business development.
We can assist with issues related to the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, deprivation of liberty, safeguarding, and community based care. We provide a specialist training service for health and social care professionals, and we offer a local service to NHS and independent sector providers and commissioners across a national footprint and team.
We also have extensive experience dealing with complex case reviews, serious incident investigations, and complex mental health inquests, Tribunals and Court of Protection proceedings.
Featured experience
- Managing multi-agency management of pregnant, incapable, mentally ill, incompliant women through obstetric management and delivery
- Supporting mental health provider boards in the NHS and independent sector in managing CQC scrutiny at a well-led, civil enforcement and criminal prosecution level
- Advising on the management of complex, high-risk, vulnerable patients in the context of inquests, incident investigations and regulator/press scrutiny
- Acting on behalf of an independent sector mental health provider in the acquisition of a new service involving a difficult lease negotiation and specialist regulatory due diligence
- Defending an ICB in Judicial Review proceedings in respect of s117 aftercare obligations and liabilities
Related services
Advocacy
Immersed in the insurance market, we continually deliver innovative solutions for you including a dedicated advocacy and advisory service.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
Health Employment
Our market-leading employment team provides tailored solutions to difficult problems across the health and social care sector.
Learn more
Health Procurement
Our market-leading health and procurement teams provide expert guidance and support, alongside a diverse range of solutions tailored to your needs.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
Learn moreWhat our clients say
-
”Their strengths lie in the knowledge they have which they impart in a manner that does not baffle the clinician and brings the two separate worlds together of law and clinical practice, which is no mean feat.
Legal 500 UK 2023 Edition
-
”Very sound advice, both technical and “real world likelihood” in terms of risk management in particular.
Legal 500 UK 2023 Edition
-
”DAC Beachcroft has a fantastic team who are able to support with any legal health-related matters.
Chambers and Partners UK 2023 Edition Mental Health: Providers: Providers Client
-
”
The team is always responsive and offers a comprehensive service.
Chambers and Partners UK 2023 Edition Mental Health: Providers: Providers Client
Mental Health key contacts
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.
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.
Learn more
Health Infrastructure
Our infrastructure and projects team is at the forefront of advising clients on strategic healthcare infrastructure projects.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
Mental Health
We provide specialist, practical and tailored legal advice for mental health service providers and commissioners, with a 24-hour accessible service.
Learn more
NHS
We offer market-leading, innovative, legal advice to enable the NHS to focus on delivering high-quality, safe patient care.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
