health and social care
health and social care

Legal advice for the health and social care sector.

In a highly challenging sector, you need lawyers who have the proven expertise to protect and grow your business.

Health and social care experts

Lawyers who are across social care.

We know the sector inside out and there is very little we haven’t seen before.

We are recognised as a market leader with in-depth knowledge and experience. Based across London, Thames Valley and the South West, our team of lawyers are fully immersed in social care, which enables us to cut to the heart of urgent matters quickly, and help you plan for what may lie ahead.

Our aim is to get to know your business and become the strategic advisors you trust to provide insightful, pragmatic solutions. Our clients include nursing and residential homes, hospices, homecare agencies, supported living, specialist colleges and children’s services. Our advice covers many areas, including:

  • Sales and acquisitions
  • Real estate development, leases and construction
  • Refinancing
  • HR and employment law
  • Business immigration advice and sponsor licence applications
  • CQC registration
  • Challenging CQC inspection reports, enforcement action, ratings, cancellation of registration and CQC prosecutions
  • Advice on service user and commissioning contracts
  • Local authority embargos
  • Safeguarding
  • Mental capacity, DOLS and Court of Protection advice
  • Debt recovery
  • Data protection
  • Partnership and Shareholder Agreements
  • Litigation
  • Inquests

We are the legal partners for a number of local care associations, the Care Association Alliance, the Outstanding Society, the Care Innovation Hub and Care England.

key contacts

Talk to our health and social care specialists about how they can help

Contact a member of the team today

James Sage

Partner | Co - Head of Health & Social Care
T: 01225 730 231 (DDI)
T: 01225 730 100
Email
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Mei-Ling Huang RWK Goodman

Mei-Ling Huang

Partner | Head of Health and Social Care Regulation Team
T: 01174 540547 (DDI)
T: 01174 540 540
Email
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Hazel Phillips RWK Goodman

Hazel Phillips

Partner | Co - Head of Health & Social Care
T: 01174 540 552 (DDI)
T: 01174 540 540
Email
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We previously spent 14 years working with mainstream hr/employment advice services, often feeling frustrated at inconsistent advice and risk-averse approaches to matters that impact the organisation. Moving to RWK/Help was a breath of fresh air. We work with a small, dedicated team that know our organisation, know the sector we work in, and know employment law to the granular. They help us navigate situations fairly, efficiently, and in a risk-informed way. The team ensure we always remain legally compliant but are also able to act in the best interests of the organisations when faced with a challenging situation.

David Thompson
Inicio Group

“We are very happy with the excellent legal service we have received... extremely responsive, their advice always comprehensive and solution-focused, bringing peace of mind in often challenging circumstances."

Health and Social Care Client
RWK Goodman

"It is a pleasure dealing with you and your team, and we look forward to collaboratively enhancing the great partnership we are developing over the next few years.”

Health and Social Care Client
RWK Goodman

"They have a clear understanding of the industry and their advice is tailored accordingly to our needs, our goals, and the challenges we face.”

Health and Social Care Client
RWK Goodman

Browse our sector expertise

Adult social care

Our Health & Social Care Team specialises in advising adult social care providers. We are regularly instructed on legal work for operators, banks and investors.
Care home sales and acquisitions

Care sales and acquisitions

Our expertise in care sales and acquisitions ranges from acting for large national and regional names to new entrants and single site operators.
CQC advice

CQC advice & response strategy

If you have been sent a CQC notice then it is urgent you respond quickly. Contact our CQC lawyers now.

Schools & education

At RWK Goodman we understand the unique challenges faced by education providers in an increasingly complex regulatory and legal environment.
child services

Child care & children’s services

Our knowledge of the sector, including issues arising from Ofsted, enables us to ensure your process runs as smoothly as possible – whether you are buying, selling or running an existing setting.

Local authority contracts, tenders and fees

Downward economic pressure has led to significant cuts in social care budgets which can place providers in a vulnerable position when they are already squeezed on fees.

Safeguarding investigations reviews

Managing safeguarding concerns is a necessary part of operating a care business. If the local authority starts an investigation, it can be a worrying and stressful time for providers.

Inquest advice for social care providers

As a social care provider you may well become involved in inquest proceedings, talk to our health and social care team today.

Legal advice for GP practices

Running a GP practice means that you face varied challenges on an everyday basis. From dealing with premises to admitting new partners, you need an expert on your side.

Legal advice for dentists

In a highly challenging sector, you need lawyers who have the proven expertise to protect and grow your business.
pharmacies

Legal expertise for the pharmacy sector

Whether you are just starting out or are an established operator in the pharmacy sector, our multi-disciplinary team is at hand to provide specialist advice.

Legal advice for veterinary practices

We have a team of lawyers who are experienced in acting for veterinary practices and who know how to resolve day to day issues around running your business.
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