Protecting Your Clinic, Serving Patients Well, and Building Strong Professional Partnerships

Clinicians in private practice often find themselves working with solicitors. This may be through supporting patients involved in injury claims, sharing clinical records in a clear and appropriate way, or providing expert opinion within your scope of practice. These situations can feel unfamiliar and at times uncomfortable if you are not confident about what is being asked of you or how to respond.

This session offers practical guidance to help you understand the medico legal environment. It focuses on what solicitors need from you, what your responsibilities are as a treating clinician, and how to protect your clinic while maintaining a good standard of care for your patients.

We are very pleased to welcome Huw Ponting from Enable Law. Huw will cover:

• A short overview of how litigation works and where your role fits
• Setting up your retainer correctly at the start and how to respond if you meet resistance
• Recognising when a patient may not be receiving appropriate support from their solicitor and the professional steps you can take
• Ways you can build effective working relationships within the medico legal space

This session gives you an opportunity to gain clarity, avoid common misunderstandings, and feel better equipped when medico legal requests come into your clinic.

 

Celia Champion

Celia Champion

Managing Director, Painless Practice

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Huw Pointing

Huw Pointing

Personal Injury, Partner, Enable Law

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