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I specialise in providing healthcare and regulatory advice to clients within the health and social care sector, as well as acting for a range of regulatory bodies and local authorities.
I represent and advise clients on health, care and regulatory law and have a particular interest in vulnerable adults, children and young people and safeguarding. I advise on issues concerning capacity, best interests and deprivation of liberty cases. I regularly represent health commissioners and healthcare providers in proceedings in the Court of Protection, including serious medical treatment cases, as well as advising clients on complex packages of care.
I am the Chair of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA) West Midlands. I also assist where there are challenges to the provision of care by way of judicial review and where advice is required on regulatory matters, including health and safety.
The clear links between housing and mental health enable me to advise housing providers on a range of issues including safeguarding, information governance and dealing with serious incidents as well as providing support, training and representation at inquests.
My interest in safeguarding work includes a special interest in fire safety and fire prevention work in respect of vulnerable adults. I am instructed by Fire Authorities in respect of inquests and safeguarding matters, as well as providing advice to care providers and the housing sector regarding their duties and obligations.
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The withdrawal of life sustaining treatment
12/10/2011
Consideration of the case of W-v-M and S and A NHS Primary Care Trust, EWHC 2443, 28/09/11, the first in which a court was asked...
Personal Health Budgets and CCGs - There is much we do not yet know?
18/06/2013
Moving forward from the Pilot Project, this article considers the types of budget, and potential future challenges for personal...
Candour: Sorry should not be the hardest word
09/06/2014
There has been much discussion about the duty of candour - what it means and how professionals and providers need to comply with...
The Care Act 2014 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
12/10/2015
Practical implications of the legislative reforms
The role of the 'IMCA' within the health service – what do you need to...
06/02/2017
Decision-making regarding patient care
Case Summary: T (A Child: Care Order: Beyond Parental Control:...
10/04/2018
Court of Protection case summary
DoLS Reforms and care home providers
06/12/2018
Dealing with abuse claims in a care setting
03/05/2019
Case Summary: London Borough of Croydon v KR & Anor [2019] EWHC 2498...
28/10/2019
What are the limits on the use of the inherent jurisdiction to prevent a vulnerable individual, who has capacity from living with...
DNACPR Notices: CQC Publishes Final Report
28/04/2021
