Healthcare & Social domain

Staying on course as rules continue to evolve

The healthcare sector and the social domain face ongoing pressure to control costs while improving quality. This drives continuous changes in legislation and regulation. You need legal advice that provides clarity and helps you anticipate developments in time.

Our service

New rules reshape relationships

Policymakers continuously seek a balance between demand-driven care, competition and cooperation. This directly affects both the healthcare sector (cure and care) and the social domain, including social support and youth care.

These developments require both insight and overview. Organisations must adapt to changing rules and shifting responsibilities. This applies to healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device suppliers and local authorities alike – each from their own role within the system.

Staying in control in a changing sector

VBK combines in-depth sector knowledge with specialist expertise in healthcare and social domain regulation. We closely monitor developments and translate them into practical solutions for your organisation.

We support you in disputes, as well as in policy, strategic and organisational matters. Acting as your knowledge partner, we think ahead and help you respond to changes in a timely and well-considered way.

Our expertise

  • Healthcare contracting, tariff regulation and insured entitlements
  • Collaboration, structuring and governance
  • Youth support and social support
  • Quality, supervision and enforcement
  • Medical liability, complaints and disciplinary law
  • General healthcare law and patients’ rights

Who do we work for?

We work for healthcare entrepreneurs, investors, healthcare providers in the cure and care sectors, the medical and medical devices industry, and local authorities.

Track record

Recent cases Healthcare & Social domain

  • Assisting a healthcare provider in a dispute with a clients’ council regarding the closure of a site
  • Advising a clinic in a dispute with a health insurer regarding exceeding a turnover cap
  • Advising an investor on healthcare regulatory aspects of an investment in the sector