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Healthcare

Our multi-disciplinary team has considerable experience of handling legal and commercial issues in the healthcare sector. We offer advice and support for healthcare professionals and service-delivery clients in an increasingly complex and changing marketplace. 

A demanding industry

Today’s healthcare professionals and institutions face unprecedented challenges to deliver higher standards in an ever more regulated, competitive and commercial environment. On top of that, they’re under more and more pressure to cut costs – not easy when the goalposts keep moving.

Changes already underway

The proposals in the Health & Social Care Bill have significant implications for Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts, with the establishment of GP consortia enabling groups of GPs in local areas to commission health services on behalf of patients, and control budgets.

Taking care of business

We’re here to help you manage the legal side of your business plans and the demands placed on you. We’ll guide you towards the decisions that best match your organisation's aspirations and needs.

When it comes to key issues like funding, governance, strategic change, merger issues, estate planning and development, DWF can help with professional and pragmatic commercial advice, administered in a timely and cost-effective way.

We can help with issues from across the healthcare sector, including:

  • GP and dental partnership agreements
  • Joint venture agreements between GPs and private sector companies relating to NHS devolved services
  • LLP agreements for public/private collaboration
  • Super-surgery projects including:
  • Land acquisition
  • Construction contracts
  • Co-operation agreements for GP Partnerships
  • Planning issues
  • Bank financing
  • LIFT schemes
  • Transferring PCT services into the private sector
  • TUPE issues
  • NHS pensions eligibility
  • PQQ and ITT applications for healthcare services by private sector bodies
  • OOH contracts between PCT and GP led companies
  • Acquisition and disposal of care homes and associated businesses
  • Health & safety
  • Taxation

 

Your Contacts

Katharine Mellor

Katharine Mellor

Head of Healthcare Group

DD +44 (0)161 604 1594

M +44 (0)7979 755 245

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