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Jenna qualified as a solicitor in September 2008. She has many years’ experience of advising national bodies, commissioners and providers within the health sector including regulators, foundation trusts, NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups and, previously, strategic health authorities and primary care trusts.
Jenna advises on corporate governance issues such as the interpretation of legislation and its application and impact on public authorities’ powers, including representing public bodies in judicial review claims. Jenna has a particular interest in the regulation of primary care performers and CQC regulatory matters, and regularly deals with appeals to the First Tier Tribunal. Jenna specialises in information governance issues. She also has experience of dealing with inquiries, investigations and serious clinical incidents including patient recalls.
A University of Liverpool graduate, Jenna completed her LPC at the College of Law. She has been awarded numerous scholarships including the Margaret Bryce Smith Undergraduate Scholarship (2002-2003), John Patterson Undergraduate Scholarship (2003–2004), Conkerton Memorial Prize (2004), University of Liverpool Alumni Scholarship (2002 – 2005), Timpron Martin Prize (2005) and Roger Leyland Prize (2005–2006).
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Experience
- Recognised legal representative to a core participant in the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry
- Represented NHS bodies in judicial review challenges concerning reconfiguration of services
- Drafting and advising upon corporate governance structures and associated documentation
- Advised boards/individual directors on legality and risks associated with proposed strategies/decisions made and ways to minimise such risks
- Successfully defended appeals to the First Tier Tribunal
- Advised upon the urgent closure of care homes, GP practices and dental practices
- Represented commissioners in Who Pays? responsible commissioner disputes
- Advised NHS organisations on complaints to the Information Commissioner
- Advised upon information sharing agreements between a multitude of NHS organisations seeking to better integrate the care that they offer to patients
- Advised NHS organisations on large scale patient recalls following medical malpractice
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
Jenna Wong's Expertise
Health and social care
