Healthcare Law

Legal Defence for Doctors and Healthcare Professionals

Lexadeen Solicitors has a dedicated healthcare division which is committed to providing legal defence for doctors and healthcare professionals.

Our unique team of Solicitors, Barristers and Medico-legal advisors have a wealth of experience and are focussed on providing exceptional comprehensive service to ensure the best possible outcomes.

We have been involved in a number of high profile cases and consider our team who specialise in legal defence for doctors and healthcare professionals to be at the forefront in challenging the establishment to ensure fairness for all.

There are a wide range of issues which are prevalent in the healthcare sector and warrants legal defence for doctors, these include:

• Unfair dismissal
• Unlawful deduction from wages
• Specialist GMC work relating to hearings and applications
• Interim orders panel and fitness to practise hearings. (IOPs and FTPs)
• Bullying and harassment in the workplace
• Discrimination
• Whistleblowing

 

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  GMC Warnings

  GMC warnings are issued in order to protect the public, including patients, to maintain confidence in the profession and to encourage and uphold correct standards of conduct and behaviour

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  FTP Hearings

  FTP hearings are convened in order to decide whether a doctor’s fitness to practice is impaired. It is the GMC which brings the case against the doctor.

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  Disciplinary hearings

  We are highly experienced with regard to advising and representing doctors in both Trust disciplinary and GMC matters. Disciplinary hearings can be stressful experiences and in order to alleviate the stress and achieve a fair outcome it pays to be well-prepared.

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  Interim Orders Panel

  At Lexadeen Solicitors we have represented countless number of doctors in respect of both IOP and IOP review hearings. Our expert team made up of Solicitors, Barristers and medico-legal advisers has also been successful in challenging the conditions placed upon a doctor’s registration.

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  GMC Defence

  Lexadeen solicitors are specialist GMC defence lawyers providing doctors and other dedicated healthcare professionals with legal representation following GMC proceedings.

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  Whistleblowing

  Whistleblowing is defined as “making a disclosure that is in the public interest”. It usually occurs when an employee discloses to a public body such as the police or a regulatory organisation that their employer is engaging in unlawful practices.

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  Discrimination

  Discrimination is the term relating to the prejudicial and/or distinguishing treatment of an individual based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or category,

Medical Defence Solicitors

Our team of experts are aware of not only the huge impact and stress it can cause but also the considerable amount of time it can take for organisations such as the GMC to conclude investigations. We understand the severity of proceedings upon healthcare professionals, and are committed to doing our best to make you feel at ease throughout the process.

If you are a doctor or healthcare professional looking for legal defence we are the people to choose. We provide you with an initial analysis of your case, discuss your options and confirm our view on your prospects of success, this ensures you are aware of the bigger picture and do not unduly waste costs.

For information regarding a wide range of legal defence for doctors and other healthcare professionals contact us on 01204 565 006.

Give us a call and we will be happy to assist you.

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• 20 years experience in employment law
• Excellent track record of winning cases.
• Jargon-free advice
• Always putting your interests first.
• Dedicated team of highly skilled legal professionals behind you.

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