Medical & Healthcare

Providing advice, and representation, to a wide range of healthcare clients.

The world of healthcare is constantly evolving, and professional advisors must innovate in terms of swifter response times and adapting processes to fall in line with current regulation, as well as integrating digital development to improve communication and reporting suites as well as maintaining high service standards for insurers, brokers, and policyholders.

At Specters, our Healthcare team combine experience and expertise to provide advice, and representation, to a wide range of healthcare clients who specialise in the following areas:

Dental claims
Medical Imaging, including, but not limited to, radiography and
echocardiography
Medical clinics
Pharmacies
GP Services
Laboratories
Cancer treatment
Orthopaedic treatment
Gynaecology treatment
Dermatology
Life sciences organisations
Regulatory matters
Representation before the General Medical Council and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal

Additionally, we can advise medical professionals on issue of employment law and criminal law, as well as commercial or personal legal claims.

Working with the insurance sector

Insurers, Brokers, and their insured expect their professional advisers to be accessible, and experienced in giving clear, concise advice to which they commit.

Specters’ Healthcare team understand and meets those expectations.

Our dedicated medical malpractice team specialise in giving all types of advice in Healthcare disputes and are well versed in resolving disputes with both traditional litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes.

We work closely with insurers and/or their third-party administrators in advising on risk assessment post claim, allowing a collaborative approach to the improvement of practices, and have access to a wide range of experienced medico legal experts who provide objective opinion, where needed, to formulate a strategy to deal with claims.

Our team are available to reassure as we help clients respond to challenges, and work to resolve disputes whilst being mindful of the professional reputation of those we represent.

Specters’ hard work and legal support help to turn people’s lives around, including those who have suffered from no-fault cycling accidents (as seen in this video).

Why choose Specters?

Extensive expertise

Liability enquiries involve a nationwide team of professionals in key disciplines, and the Specters team has access to over 1500 medical specialists throughout the UK.

We regularly attend:

Inquests
Regulatory bodies
Civil Hearings
Employment Tribunals
Criminal Courts

Please see details of the Specters helpline below which regularly provides compliance and regulatory advice to Healthcare Professionals under insurance cover or on a private fee-paying basis.

Proactive approach

Establishing the nature of the claim against the healthcare professional is paramount. We are proactive in our approach to this and will intervene to obtain early screening reports where necessary, whilst always considering the views of the clinician when determining prospects and proving our advice.

Accurate information

We understand the importance of meeting our reporting responsibilities and provide accurate and up to date information to inform the reserving of claims, as well as regular updates to all stakeholders.