Public Sector Healthcare

Renowned for our deep healthcare expertise, we excel in NHS advisory work and inquests.

Providing legal solutions tailored to the public healthcare sector

Public healthcare is dominated by constant significant change in regulation, planned policy, legal obligations and in the quality of care and patient safety. The wealth of experience our lawyers have in advising public sector healthcare providers globally gives us unique insight into the distinct issues that impact their business.

In the UK, we are well known in the industry for our ‘deep healthcare experience in relation to NHS advisory work and representation in inquiries, employment, PFI projects and litigation’. We have lawyers who specialise in providing legal advice to the NHS (we currently work with more than 50 Trusts) and other UK healthcare and public sector bodies, including NHS Resolution. We offer a fully integrated practice, covering litigation, projects and construction, real estate, corporate, intellectual property, commercial, IT, regulatory and employment advice.

At an operational level, we support our clients on the strategic issues affecting their business including reorganisations, the structure and delivery of corporate transactions, commercial / outsourcing contracts, employment and intellectual property issues. We also advise clients in relation to the legal implications of developing regulations and have advised a number of clients in dealing with Freedom of Information and data protection issues.

Internationally, we advise government authorities, administrative and professional bodies on a number of legal and policy decisions that shape the delivery of healthcare services.

In the Middle East, we have advised a number of government bodies on the formation and redrafting of their healthcare and related insurance laws. Through advising governments and industry bodies at a legislative level, we become aware of the public policies and government objectives driving healthcare regulations and are at the forefront of legal developments in the sector. This knowledge is very helpful when advising private facilities with regard to the interpretation and implementation of healthcare legislations.

Our Public Sector Healthcare Work

  • All
  • Middle East
  • UK & Europe
  • Acquisition, development and letting over 45 primary care properties

    Acting for private sector healthcare groups in relation to the acquisition, development and letting of over 45 primary care properties, we developed specialised leases and other documentation to deal with the unique aspects of leasing to doctors.

    United Kingdom

    AED 66 million acquisition of polyclinics

    Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the acquisition of 3 polyclinics in Dubai and Sharjah for AED 66 million including franchising/branding arrangements

    United Arab Emirates

    GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction

    Acting for the consortium in respect of a GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction in the city of London, including drafting sections of the construction and facilities maintenance contracts to reflect pertinent legislative changes

    United Kingdom

    GBP 361 million Fit for the Future Project

    Acting for the hard and soft services provider on the FM services for two new hospitals in the Stoke-on-Trent area under the North Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

    United Kingdom

    Healthcare provider alleged systems failure claim

    Acting for a private company that owns and runs 7 GP practices in relation to alleged systems failures, in particular, allegations that its medical records system was not fit for purpose and as a consequence it led to independently employed nurses not being able to provide the appropriate level of care that patients can expect. We were successful in obtaining discontinuance of the claim for this client

    United Kingdom

    Leading US surgeon clinical negligence claim

    Acting in a complex, extremely high value and multi-jurisdictional matter in which a professional premiership footballer sued a world leading USA knee surgeon following reconstructive surgery to his knee

    United Kingdom

    Major restructuring of Zulekha Hospitals

    Advising on a major restructuring of the group’s affairs in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent

    United Arab Emirates

    Restructuring and recapitalisation following shareholder sale

    Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the restructuring of its business involving the sale of shares and commercial interests in the company by two shareholders and the AED 100 million recapitalisation of the company which included an investment of AED 44 million by J.P. Morgan

    United Arab Emirates

    Skanska and Innisfree consortium GBP 1 billion PFI projects

    Advising the Skanska/Innisfree consortium on PFI healthcare projects at four major PFI hospitals in the Midlands valued at GBP 1 billion

    United Kingdom

    USD 8 billion global diagnostics and point of care business acquisition

    Advising a global conglomerate on the acquisition of a diagnostics and point of care business, operating in seven countries in the Middle East as part of a global acquisition worth in excess of USD 8 billion

    United Arab Emirates
  • Major restructuring of Zulekha Hospitals

    Advising on a major restructuring of the group’s affairs in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent

    United Arab Emirates

    AED 66 million acquisition of polyclinics

    Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the acquisition of 3 polyclinics in Dubai and Sharjah for AED 66 million including franchising/branding arrangements

    United Arab Emirates

    Restructuring and recapitalisation following shareholder sale

    Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the restructuring of its business involving the sale of shares and commercial interests in the company by two shareholders and the AED 100 million recapitalisation of the company which included an investment of AED 44 million by J.P. Morgan

    United Arab Emirates

    USD 8 billion global diagnostics and point of care business acquisition

    Advising a global conglomerate on the acquisition of a diagnostics and point of care business, operating in seven countries in the Middle East as part of a global acquisition worth in excess of USD 8 billion

    United Arab Emirates
  • Acquisition, development and letting over 45 primary care properties

    Acting for private sector healthcare groups in relation to the acquisition, development and letting of over 45 primary care properties, we developed specialised leases and other documentation to deal with the unique aspects of leasing to doctors.

    United Kingdom

    GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction

    Acting for the consortium in respect of a GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction in the city of London, including drafting sections of the construction and facilities maintenance contracts to reflect pertinent legislative changes

    United Kingdom

    GBP 361 million Fit for the Future Project

    Acting for the hard and soft services provider on the FM services for two new hospitals in the Stoke-on-Trent area under the North Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

    United Kingdom

    Healthcare provider alleged systems failure claim

    Acting for a private company that owns and runs 7 GP practices in relation to alleged systems failures, in particular, allegations that its medical records system was not fit for purpose and as a consequence it led to independently employed nurses not being able to provide the appropriate level of care that patients can expect. We were successful in obtaining discontinuance of the claim for this client

    United Kingdom

    Leading US surgeon clinical negligence claim

    Acting in a complex, extremely high value and multi-jurisdictional matter in which a professional premiership footballer sued a world leading USA knee surgeon following reconstructive surgery to his knee

    United Kingdom

    Skanska and Innisfree consortium GBP 1 billion PFI projects

    Advising the Skanska/Innisfree consortium on PFI healthcare projects at four major PFI hospitals in the Midlands valued at GBP 1 billion

    United Kingdom

Our Public Sector Healthcare team

Jason Bleasdale
Jason Bleasdale

Partner

Isabel Burón
Isabel Burón

Partner

Thomas Choo
Thomas Choo

Managing Partner

Athol Gordon
Athol Gordon

Partner

Sam Holden
Sam Holden

Partner

Louise Jackson
Louise Jackson

Partner

Anthea Lane
Anthea Lane

Partner

Claire Petts
Claire Petts

Partner

Mphengoa Phooko
Mphengoa Phooko

Partner

Vanessa Splaine
Vanessa Splaine

Partner

Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson

Partner

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