NHS contracts

Hill Dickinson’s health team includes a dedicated group of contract specialists. They have extensive experience in advising on, drafting, interpreting and enforcing contracts and other trading and service delivery arrangements.

These arrangements can be between NHS bodies or between NHS bodies and independent contractors and providers.

The team also has extensive experience of advising on commissioning and procurement arrangements.

Areas of expertise include:

  • Contracts between primary care commissioners and foundation trusts, taking into account Department of Health guidance and model form contracts
  • Contracts with independent sector providers
  • Joint ventures, consortium and partner arrangements
  • Agency, distribution and supply contracts
  • Standard terms of business
  • IT, facilities management and outsourcing arrangements

 

Key contacts


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

       
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