Health

As a long-standing provider of legal services to the health sector, Hill Dickinson understands the key issues and motivators facing healthcare organisations.

With specialists in all areas of healthcare law, ranging from inquests to procurement and property to criminal matters, we offer practical, timely advice and a proactive response to all matters leading to early resolution and a reduction in legal costs.

We act for more than 80 healthcare organisations and know the importance of providing immediate access to high quality legal advice on diverse NHS issues. Our 24 hour health sector helpline provides clients with direct access to our legal experts.

Our clients

Acting on behalf of more than 80 NHS bodies in the North West of England and Wales, covering Cumbria, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions, we are also appointed to the NHS Litigation Authority’s clinical negligence and EL/PL panels and to all ten areas of the North West Collaborative Commercial Agency's legal framework.

We are also on the Re:source panel in the East Midlands and the HPC and LPP panels - the UK’s largest healthcare procurement organisations representing over 130 NHS bodies in the Midlands and London area. In addition, we act on behalf of the Care Quality Commission.

 

Key contacts


Allan Mowat
Head of Practice Group: Health
Allan Mowat
Telephone
+44 (0) 151 600 8298
Email
allan.mowat@hilldickinson.com
Richard Watson
Partner - Head of NHSLA
Richard Watson
Telephone
+44 (0)151 600 8000
Email
richard.watson@hilldickinson.com
Lawford Martin
Partner - Head of Healthcare and healthcare property
Lawford Martin
Telephone
+44 (0) 161 817 7311
Email
lawford.martin@hilldickinson.com

Training videos

Joanne Hughes
Joanne Hughes - Preparation for trial

Kristina Taylor
Kristina Taylor - Preparation for inquests

Downloads

 

Ranked firm in Chambers UK 2010

"Extremely detailed health service knowledge and commitment to strengthening client relationships."

The group provides NHS trusts with support in a range of areas, such as clinical negligence, information law, health service reforms, professional negligence and PPP projects, including developments using the LIFT model. Observers describe Allan Mowat as "a tremendous lawyer, who is vastly experienced in NHS matters, something which has helped him to develop into a truly holistic legal adviser."

Legal 500

"The team acts for a large number of NHS trusts, foundation trusts, PCTS and Strategic Health Authorities."