Healthcare
Advice and support for NHS trusts dealing with a wide range of
healthcare issues, including litigation related to clinical
negligence.
Allegations of clinical negligence are perhaps the most serious
issues that NHS trusts face. Added to this are a variety of legal
risks and responsibilities that require careful management on a
continuous basis, often in the public eye.
The skills and experience of the legal team brought in to handle
these matters are crucially important in this situation. While
patient welfare is the number one priority, it is also essential to
ensure fair treatment towards the authorities concerned and protect
the reputations of clinicians and their employers wherever
possible.
Weightmans' specialist Healthcare team covers all aspects of
healthcare and related areas of law and practice, including child
law, clinical negligence, clinical governance, consent to
treatment, healthcare advisory and mental health.
We provide a supportive, proactive service based on a deep
understanding of NHS procedures and the social/political background
of public healthcare. Additional services include advising on
Foundation Trust applications and risk management issues arising
from data protection legislation and the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Our expert team includes doctors and nurses among other
health professionals, all with specialist medical knowledge in key
areas. We frequently act in complex, high-profile cases and were
closely involved in the 'Bristol Babies' case, a multi-party action
involving paediatric cardiac surgery.