Stephen McCaffrey

Stephen is a specialist healthcare barrister and consultant with a proven track record of success and years of experience in regulatory defence.

Stephen is a specialist healthcare barrister and consultant with a proven track record of success and years of experience in regulatory defence.

He specialises in healthcare law and regulation. As a leading regulatory law barrister, he has vast experience in defending all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals ranging from doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals including paramedics and social workers.

    • Joint Head of Kings View Chambers
    • Year of call 2007
    • MA in Safeguarding Adults: Law, Policy Practice (2017-2019)
    • Diploma in Safeguarding Law
    • Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences (2018-2019)
    • Inns of Court School of Law BVC (Outstanding)
    • LLB Honours in Law (University College London)
  • Former external counsel to the NMC

Practice Areas:

  • Healthcare Regulation
  • GMC / NMC/ HCPC/ GPhC Defence
  • Care home law and care standards
  • Coroners Inquests
  • Regulatory and Disciplinary Tribunal

His cases have included:

  • Investigations by GMC, NMC, GPhC, GDC, HCPC, CQC
  • MPTS and Fitness to Practise Hearings
  • NHS England investigations and tribunals
  • Performer List issues
  • Interim Order Representation
  • Appeal Against Refusal of Registration
  • Appeal Against Conditions of Practise, Suspension and Strike Off
  • Restoration to the Medical Register
  • Revalidation

His principles are:

  • EARLY, CLEAR, DIRECT ADVICE
  • FIXED FEES IN ALL CASES

Stephen’s experience includes defending and representing healthcare professionals including issues with registration, allegations made against them for poor professional competence, health issues and allegations of misconduct.

Healthcare professionals facing investigations for alleged issues relating to fitness to practise face the prospect of losing their career and having their professional reputation tarnished. Each health regulatory body has its own processes and procedures to investigating and responding to healthcare professionals’ fitness to practise. The process will often be complex and daunting for even the most experienced healthcare professionals.

Through his extensive experience, he has gained an understanding and appreciation of the complexities of these processes and the stress and upset this can cause healthcare professionals. He has obtained an excellent reputation for his approach to defending healthcare professionals before regulatory hearings.

Because Stephen is both public access and litigation trained and authorised he can take care of all the case management, preparation and liaison with the regulatory body on your behalf to minimise any unnecessary stress and upset.

When faced with the prospect of a fitness to practise investigation and hearing, early instruction of a competent legal advisor is essential to ensure the best outcome for you. His early intervention can result in your case being dropped at an early stage in the investigation by your regulatory body. If not, expert legal representation and meticulous case preparation can often result in much better outcomes for healthcare professionals than had they not been properly represented.

If you are a healthcare professional facing difficulties with your registration or ability to practise, call him today for an initial free consultation.

Professional & Academic

  • MA in Safeguarding Adults: Law, Policy Practice (2017-2019)
  • Diploma in Safeguarding Law (Keele University)
  • Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences (2018-2019)
  • Inns of Court School of Law BVC (Outstanding)
    LLB Honours in Law (University College London)
  • Head of Chambers

 

  • Memberships
  • Institute of Directors
  • Middle Temple
  • Criminal Bar Association
  • South Eastern Circuit
  • Supporter and Patron of charities

 

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