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Know Your Healthcare Advisor - Andrew Andrews

on Tuesday, 03 April 2018.

Andrew Andrews is a Senior Associate within our Regulatory Compliance team and is based at our London office.

Andrew can help you with any compliance related issues and advises on contentious regulatory matters. Andrew is an experienced advocate with higher rights of audience.

What Does Your Role Involve on a Day to Day Basis?

My caseload involves advising clients on regulatory compliance, critical incident management and reputation protection.

I advise clients subject to investigation and prosecution, arising from alleged regulatory breaches and provide representation throughout the regulatory proceedings. I also provide support and representation to properly interested persons at the Coroner's Court, during the course of inquest hearings.

I assist professionals facing fitness to practise investigations and proceedings brought against them by their regulatory body.

I also conduct prosecution work for the RSPCA and advise on animal welfare matters.

What Do You Do as Part of the Healthcare Team at VWV?

One of our core values at VWV is teamwork and collaboration. I work closely with my colleagues within our Healthcare team, ensuring that we are collaboratively thinking and have a joined up approach. I take the time to understand the needs and requirements of our Healthcare clients, which enables me to add real value.

A significant part of my caseload is acting for healthcare providers. I provide regulatory compliance advice and am experienced in providing support and representation on matters of a particularly sensitive nature. For example, where providers are deemed interested persons at inquests into the deaths of former residents, or involved in an investigation or prosecution carried out by the Care Quality Commission.

I represent doctors appearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal; pharmacists before the General Pharmaceutical Council and nurses and midwives before the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

I also advise optometrists on compliance with the regulations and the required steps concerning the provision of optical services, as well as the dispensing and manufacturing of optical appliances.

Tell Us Something Not Many People Know About You

As an integral part of my degree, I spent a year working as a paralegal within the aviation department of a firm in Paris. During my time there, I had the opportunity to meet with the presidents of two countries.


If you would like to find out more about how Andrew can help your healthcare practice, please contact him on 0207 665 0864.

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