- Harrogate
- procurement, corporate, commercial
- a.parker@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724029
Corporate advice for your healthcare organisation
Change is something that affects all organisations. Our corporate healthcare lawyers help our clients to manage change and provide expert healthcare legal advice relevant to an organisation’s stage of development, from advising start-ups, growing companies requiring specialist advice or funding to owners seeking a sale or exit.
Why Hempsons corporate?
- We understand the issues you face
- Our legal advice is clear and concise
- Our fees are pre-agreed, transparent and can be fixed
- We are committed to quality in everything we do
Key services and issues
Corporate
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Reorganisations
- Joint ventures
- Succession planning
- Formation and choice of corporate vehicle
- Restoration of a company to the register
- Corporate due diligence
- Shareholder and director exits
- Reconfiguration of services
Corporate finance
- Loan facilities and agreements
- Securities and inter-creditor deeds
- Equity investments
- Financial promotions
- Financial Services Act Compensation Scheme
Corporate governance
- Transactions between a company and its directors
- Combined Code and principles of good corporate governance
- Shareholder and director disputes
International
- Locating and operating in the UK
- UK establishment registration requirements
- Representing international organisations in the UK
- Introduction of other UK advisors and non-executive directors to represent clients on UK company boards
- Agency, supply and distribution agreements
Case studiesView all
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Advising DKMS on the establishment of their UK operations
Advising DKMS – the German Bone Marrow Donor Center – on the establishment of their UK operations, including their application for Human Tissue Authority licences and advice on Care Quality Commission registration requirements.
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Development of healthcare apps
Advising on development of healthcare apps for patients, including advising NHS Northern England Strategic Clinical Networks on its Deciding Right app for making care decisions and NHS South East Commissioning Support Unit on its Health Help Now app to enable users to find the right service for their health needs.
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Setting up GP provider organisations and federations
Ross ClarkAdvising General Practitioners across the country on transforming primary care by setting up over 50 GP provider organisations or federations to extend primary and out of hospital care services; these organisations represent a patient population in excess of 12 million and include Iceni Healthcare with 174 Practices across Norfolk and Waveney, Somerset Primary Care (94 Practices) and BIG Practice (Birmingham Integrated General Practice) of over 100 Practices.
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Setting up new healthcare businesses
Advising entrepreneurs on setting up new healthcare businesses including businesses delivering primary and community health services, medical services for foreign visitors to the UK and supplying locum doctors and nurses, including via online marketplace/gig economy models.
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Sectors
Services
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- Harrogate, Manchester
- corporate
- r.clark@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724012 (m: 07775 925078)
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- Harrogate
- corporate, commercial
- r.croft@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724115
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- London, Southampton
- practitioners, commercial
- j.cumberlege@hempsons.co.uk
- 020 7484 7575
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- Manchester
- real estate, dental
- L.Davison@hempsons.co.uk
- 0161 234 2469
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- Harrogate
- corporate, commercial
- c.mosedale@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724007
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- Harrogate
- procurement, corporate, commercial
- a.parker@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724029
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- Harrogate, Newcastle
- construction, projects, commercial
- c.pettifer@hempsons.co.uk
- 01423 724001
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- London, Southampton
- corporate, commercial
- m.rourke@hempsons.co.uk
- 020 7484 7648
NewsView all
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A guide to bidding for NHS contracts
It may feel counter-intuitive, but independent practitioners wanting to grow their private practices should look at opportunities to secure contracts with the NHS. These are often time-limited and project-focused to help resolve issues. Robert McCartney gives a legal view on preparing for procurement opportunities.
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Drifting into a contract is perilous
Some key points you should consider when entering a contract are outlined here by Justin Cumberlege, a partner at specialist healthcare legal firm Hempsons.
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FCA Registration for dental practices
FCA registration is a legal requirement for dental practices offering payment plans to patients. Here's what to consider if buying a practice.
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Fit for the future – our NHS legislation wish list
Whilst politicians fight over the bloody remains of the June 2017 election there is likely to remain a broad political consensus that health and social care integration is desirable. NHS and local authority leaders will continue to try to implement sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) and develop accountable care systems (ACSs).
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Global Digital Exemplars – Managing the innovation process
Innovation is an integral part of any quest for digital maturity and technology underpins most innovative projects. Moving data and services from an offline, paper based environment online necessitates a new way of thinking, new processes and procedures and often new methodologies and technologies to facilitate the transformation.
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Hempsons announces partner and associate promotions
Hempsons is delighted to announce this year’s round of partner and associate promotions.
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Hempsons celebrate another great year in The Legal 500
We are delighted to announce another outstanding year for Hempsons in The Legal 500. Our team has been praised for its exceptional reputation and high quality of work over the past year.
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Hempsons complete further acquisition for Modular Group Investments (MGI)
Hempsons’ corporate and real estate teams have acted for Modular Group Investments (MGI) in their acquisition of Oakland Glass. The transaction completed on 8 February.
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Hempsons support Envisage Dental on their latest practice acquisition
Hempsons’ corporate and real estate teams have acted for Envisage Dental in their acquisition of a private dental practice in Kent.
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Hempsons, NHS Providers and Aldwych Partners launch new publication – An eight step guide to accountable care
Hempsons and NHS Providers are pleased to launch a new guide identifying eight key steps STPs and their partner organisations should consider to support the evolution to accountable care.
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How to incorporate your practice
Justin Cumberlege, partner at specialist law firm Hempsons, looks at what you need to do to obtain consent if you want your practice to become a company
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New Care Models and STPs Roundup – June 2017
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on new care models, STPs and integration.
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Newsflash: New competition law requirements for the private healthcare sector including NHS private patient units
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made an order to implement the “consultant fees remedy” under the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 (the Order).
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Podcast: Social media uses and abuses in primary care
Social media is a complex issue in employment law. What are the rules for doctors and other professionals? Find out in our latest podcast, hosted by Robert McCartney and Rachel Levine.
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Podcast: What does the Provider Selection Regime mean for primary healthcare providers?
Primary healthcare law experts Justin Cumberlege and Robert McCartney host our first podcast of the year, discussing what the new Provider Selection Regime means for primary healthcare providers.
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Selling a care home – the legal aspects
Selling a care home requires input from specialist legal advisors who are experts in business law and social care law. In this article, we highlight the important considerations.
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STPs and accountable care roundup w/c 16 October
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
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STPs and accountable care roundup w/c 22 January
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
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STPs and accountable care roundup w/c 27 November
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
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STPs and integrated care roundup w/c 16 April
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and integrated care.
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The changing landscape of health and social care
Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View (March 2017) sets out plans for the transition of the NHS to population-based integrated health systems. This will be achieved by the evolution of Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) into ‘accountable care’ models. So what is accountable care, what will it look like in the NHS and how will it affect smaller providers such as charities and social enterprises?
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The Provider Selection Regime is now in force
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 came into force on 1 January 2024. Head of procurement Andrew Daly provides an update on the new rules and guidance.
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When partnerships go bad
Mounting pressures in general practice are leading to more disputes among partners. Ross Clark and Robert McCartney give some legal opinion on your options if it happens to you.
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You need to know the PGM 2024
NHS England released its updated Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual (PGM) this week. The PGM is used by the Integrated Care Boards to manage all aspects of general practice and helps to interpret and implement the various legislative regulations and directions which govern the sector.