Healthcare: Private Sector
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
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(01202) 786161About
Provided by Lester Aldridge LLP
With over 30 years of experience in the sector, our healthcare team is nationally recognised for our expertise in health and social care. We have a unique wealth of knowledge and experience across the whole sector. The diverse range of work undertaken by our team includes advice and representation to operators and investors of care homes, care agencies, supported living services, children’s homes, independent hospitals, medical practices, fostering agencies, independent special schools and fertility clinics.
We advise on safeguarding matters, defending regulatory enforcement action, coroner’s inquests, health and safety, environmental and criminal prosecutions, contractual disputes, business sales and acquisitions, and are market leaders in regulatory due diligence.
We have extensive specialist knowledge of laws in health and social care, as well as experience from our everyday work acting for care providers, enabling us to understand the challenges you face.
Uniquely, our healthcare law team offers a wealth of knowledge and experience enabling us to provide advice across the whole health and social care sector, meaning that our clients are provided with a fully-rounded service catering to all their needs. Taking into account our clients’ wider business considerations, we are able to provide specialist proactive legal advice and imaginative commercial solutions to achieve the best possible outcome.
Chambers Review
Lester Aldridge is a respected firm with a strong presence in the social care sector. The firm primarily advises private sector clients on a range of contentious issues, including tribunals, inquests, NMC proceedings and police investigations. The team is noted for expertise in the regulatory environment governing health-related charities, as well as its record in defending clients from Care Quality Commission actions.
Work Highlights
- Lester Aldridge advised and represented a large care home group in respect of a criminal investigation by the Care Quality Commission following a series of incidents.
Strengths
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"The team are knowledgeable, professional and have excellent understanding of our situation. They are easy to deal with, communicate well throughout and are quick to respond."
"Lester Aldridge are extremely knowledgeable in the area and are attentive, interactive and helpful."
"The team always get up to speed very quickly. They remember pertinent things about the company, which makes it very personable."
"Lester Aldridge provide invaluable advice and support for regulatory matters. They take account of the wider regulatory environment in which we operate."
"The team are knowledgeable, professional and have excellent understanding of our situation. They are easy to deal with, communicate well throughout and are quick to respond."
"Lester Aldridge are extremely knowledgeable in the area and are attentive, interactive and helpful."
"The team always get up to speed very quickly. They remember pertinent things about the company, which makes it very personable."
"Lester Aldridge provide invaluable advice and support for regulatory matters. They take account of the wider regulatory environment in which we operate."
Notable Practitioners
Laura Guntrip is the head of the firm's healthcare department and has considerable expertise in relation to issues affecting care homes. She regularly assists with the regulatory elements of due diligence exercises as well as Care Quality Commission challenges.
"Laura is experienced and very accessible despite being very senior, and pulled in lots of different directions. She is also mindful of the wider environment clients operate in."
"She is first class."
"Laura was very involved and aware what was going on."
"Laura is thorough and instantly responds to anything that comes up. She works very well with our systems and is very efficient."
"An invaluable resource. She has unrivalled knowledge of the health and social care sector, and so the advice provided is comprehensive, forward-thinking and commercially aware."
Alice Thursfield is an associate in Lester Aldridge's healthcare team. She provides regulatory advice to private care home providers and is experienced in guiding clients through CQC investigations.
"She provides comprehensive regulatory support. She regularly goes above and beyond, and we consider her to be an extension of our team."
"Alice is very thorough in her investigations and her level of detail."
"She is very effective and responsive."
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Clients
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Colten Care
Graham Care
HC-One Limited
Hampshire Care Association
Kent Integrated Care Alliance
Registered Nursing Homes Association
Industries
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Banks
Charities / Not for Profit
Commercial & Professional Services
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Education
Health Care
Nursing Care
Real Estate
Social Care