Andrew Craggs

Head of health litigation team, health business group.

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Head of the national Health Business Group incorporating the national Health Litigation teams, Andrew has overseen the exponential growth of this practice over the last three years, including the opening of offices in London and Leeds. His expertise extends into the wider health sector and he is consulted by NHS and private clients across the country.

 

Andrew is widely recognised as one of the most dynamic experts in the health litigation sector. He is one of the “go-to” lawyers for the senior management team at NHSR in relation to issues of strategy and law policy reform. He has a long-term relationship with NHS Resolution, having acted for them for his entire career. 

 

Andrew deals with complex clinical negligence claims, but also has a specialist practice in stress/bullying claims involving NHS executives. In that respect he is one of only a few national specialist practitioners in the field.

 

He is also an NHS Resolution nominated partner and heads up the firm’s relationship with NHS Resolution and NHS England (amongst other high profile clients including MPS and Virgin Care). He is also the firm’s lead for patient safety and risk management issues involving the NHS.  Andrew also  led the team that secured the MPS contract for Hill Dickinson

Blue Coat School, Liverpool; Brunel University (1997 LLB Hons 2(1)); College of Law, Chester (1998 LPC with Distinction).