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NHS trust/NHS England investigations – how we can help
Hempsons’ team of experienced defence lawyers can (subject to potential conflicts of interest, as we advise many NHS bodies and other health and social care organisations nationwide) advise and represent medical professionals involved in disciplinary proceedings before NHS trusts, NHS England and private medical employers. We appreciate how traumatic these investigations can be for clinicians and are able to offer guidance throughout the process including representation at interviews, meetings and disciplinary hearings. We routinely advise in cases involving allegations of clinical and/or professional misconduct and are committed to ensuring that complaints are fairly investigated and decided.
Hempsons also assists medical students in disciplinary proceedings across the country and have been involved in a number of Student Fitness to Practise proceedings before various university medical schools.
Our wider medico-legal experience allows us to advise in any complementary or subsequent regulatory investigations and proceedings.
Contact us today if you are looking for advice on NHS trust or NHS England investigations.
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Hempsons celebrate another great year in The Legal 500
We are delighted to announce another outstanding year for Hempsons in The Legal 500. Our team has been praised for its exceptional reputation and high quality of work over the past year.
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Liberty Protection Safeguards – start date significantly delayed
The Government made a statement on 16 July 2020 confirming, as widely expected, the implementation date for the Liberty Protection Safeguards has been put back to April 2022.
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Looking forward to the new Procure 2020 construction framework and the new Hilary Mantel novel
The Hempsons team speculate what the Procure 2020 framework might offer to an NHS estates sector eager for solutions.
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Newsflash: Hospital Resources Amid Covid-19
On 9 April 2020, Chamberlain J. handed down his judgment in the case of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v MB [2020] 882 (QB) in which Hempsons and Simon Sinnatt, Counsel from 1 Crown Office Row Chambers, represented UCLH.
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Telemedicine – clinical negligence considerations
Elizabeth Thomas explores the significant role of telemedicine and the steps which can reduce the burden on patients and the public purse.
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What powers do Trusts have in respect of restricting patients with known/suspected Coronavirus from moving around a hospit...
Trusts should bear in mind that there is a distinction between preventing patients from going somewhere and detaining them.
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Chambers UK 2016
“[Adam is]praised for his “all-round ability.”
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Chambers UK 2017
“[Adam is] a real thinker... If you have a problem case, he can find a way to tackle it.”
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Chambers UK 2018
“He’s unflappable, calm and level-headed. He’s good at managing the stress of the client.”
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Chambers UK 2019
“I would describe him as being great in a case analysis – he has a very intellectual, careful and cautious approach, and he is great at determining strategy.”
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Chambers UK 2020
“Very astute, switched-on and practical.”
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Medical Client 2020
“My sincere thanks to Adam Smith and team, who rose above the call of duty to help me successfully pull through my most stressful and darkest hour, with them you are not only in safe hands but experts as well.”
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Client following HCPC hearing 2020
“Adam you smashed it out the Park, when the panel retired I knew it would be a good result... No stone unturned.”
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Medical Client 2020
“I am very grateful for your support and professionalism throughout, which made a potentially traumatic and stressful experience considerably less so.”
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Medical Client 2020
“I cannot thank you enough for your empathic and brilliant defence by you and the team…Adam, thanks a lot as I realise you orchestrated everything with an astute thoroughness.”
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Dental Client 2020
“I cannot begin to describe how reassured I was by your handling of the case at all times. I was extremely lucky, as I had the best possible legal team and I am fully aware of that…I am thoroughly indebted to you for going that extra mile on my behalf.”
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Chambers UK 2016
““[Simon is] a vigorous and effective advocate” who is “very able and thorough.” “He continues to be highly regarded for his representation of healthcare practitioners."”
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Chambers UK 2017
“[Simon has] robust advice combined with tactical awareness and a good client manner. He is well regarded in the marketplace for his representation of medical professionals facing disciplinary proceedings.
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Chambers UK 2018
“He’s very experienced and knows the regulation of medical professionals inside out. He’s very thorough and very knowledgeable.”
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Chambers UK 2020
“Simon Eastwood is a standout lawyer who is well known for defending healthcare professionals before the GDC and GMC. Sources say: “He is hugely experienced. What he doesn’t know about regulatory work isn’t worth knowing.”
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2016
“Friendly, unpretentious and prepared to work hard to achieve results.”
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Chambers UK 2017
“[He is] ‘a very astute and thoughtful tactician’ with sources commending his ability to ‘identify the real issues and consequences of problems and devise the appropriate strategy.”
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Chambers UK 2018
“[Stephen is]…very bright, very clever and works incredibly well with clients, counsel and legal experts”
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Chambers UK 2019
“He is very loyal to his clients, very tenacious and absolutely dedicated.”
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Chambers UK 2020
“[Stephen Hooper] asks the right questions and takes a systematic approach.”
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Medical Client 2020
“My very sincere thanks to you for your calm and reasoned approach, your thoroughness and prompt communications. You made a distressing episode considerably more manageable.”
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Medical Client 2020
“Just a brief note to say a very big thank you for all of your highly professional and skilled advice during the last 5 months not forgetting the day of the inquest itself….Many thanks once again for your excellent and superb service.”
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Dental Client 2020
“As I have said after the committee decision, I couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer.
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Dental Client 2020
“Thank you for your support that has gone at times also beyond the strictly professional boundaries to act both as a friend and a legal counsellor.”
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Medical Client 2020
“We have found Stephen to be approachable, reassuring, supportive, appropriately direct, thorough, to have offered wise counsel and to have dealt with our insecurities and concerns with patience and care no matter how irrational – and as GPs we know how irrational people’s concerns can be. We thought you should know how grateful we are that he was assigned to us.”
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Medical Client Student 2020
“I wanted to say a big thank you for all your help during the case. Your help during that difficult time was so vital for me getting back on the course and getting to where I am now.”
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Barrister 2020
“I particularly wanted to tell you how impressive I found Stephen to be. In fact, he has to be one of the best solicitors I have ever worked with. He is intelligent, perceptive, efficient, knowledgeable and extremely good with people.”
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Legal 500 2017
“Stephen is described as] an ‘imaginative’ associate with a ‘refreshing approach to legal problems.”
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Legal 500 2020
“Stephen Hooper is thoughtful, hardworking, and approachable.”
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Chambers UK 2013
“Huge commitment and passion for the job without being unrealistic about what can be achieved... [He is] entirely straightforward, and he fights very hard for his client. He’s the ideal solicitor.”
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Chambers UK 2017
“The highly experienced Surjit Dubb receives praise for his proficiency in "managing the case and the anxiety of the doctor."”
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Chambers UK 2018
“He has an excellent manner with clients. He’s very realistic and very down-to-earth.”
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Chambers UK 2019
“He’s a very thoughtful solicitor who thinks strategically and tactically.”
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Criminal Client 2020
“Thank you so much for fighting for me, for your professionalism and for your patience. I cannot thank you enough.”
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Medical Client 2020
“Please pass on my heartfelt thanks to your team for all of the hard work, kindness and patience that you have shown me over the course of what has been a testing 5 years.”
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Medical Client 2020
“Just a big thank you for all of your help, support, advice and guidance over the last 2 years. I was delighted to receive the news that the GMC will be closing their investigation with no further action. I am grateful to you. In you I had the best defence team. Surjit – you are an excellent, caring, compassionate and very supportive solicitor and simply the best. I would recommend you to anyone.”
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Legal 500 2018
“Has unmatched client care and attention to detail.”
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Legal 500 2020
“Surjit is a cool, calm strategist who inspires confidence in his clients and fear in his opponents.”