Bevan Brittan provides expert support for independent sector providers across the health and care sector. Our teams work closely with providers enabling them to seize strategic opportunities and navigate the operational challenges (whether regulatory, legal, commercial, workforce or reputational).

The horizon for independent healthcare providers and their suppliers is crowded with challenges and opportunities.

Despite increasing pressure on margins due to public sector commissioners’ budgets, providers need to deliver high quality services in an environment of tougher regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage should they fall short. The workforce difficulties of recruitment and retention, exacerbated by the implications of Brexit in a sector heavily reliant on EU workers, only increase the challenge.

Health technology solutions will have a fundamental role to play, whether delivered directly to consumers or as part of the supply chain to more traditional healthcare providers; however, providers of these solutions, themselves, need to ensure their products comply with regulatory standards so as to ensure patient safety and protect sensitive personal data.

We act for over 120 independent sector organisations who provide a range of products and services across the health and social care sector. Our services include:

• Regulation and Compliance – Healthcare Regulation; Corporate Compliance & Information Governance; and Health and Safety
• Frontline Care Issues – Consent, Capacity and Mental Health; and Inquests
• Malpractice – Clinical Malpractice Claims and Insurance; and Patient Complaints and Disputes
• Corporate & Commercial – Commercial Contracting and Partnering; Corporate; and Finance/ Funding
• Procurement, Bids and Competition – Procurement and Bids; and Competition
• Dispute Resolution – Commercial Disputes, Litigation and Challenges; Defamation and Reputation Management; and Insurance Coverage/ Employer’s Liability and Public Liability
• Workforce – Employment; Business Immigration; and Pensions
• Property, Development and Construction – Property; and Development and Construction