Bridget Prosser
Partner
Exeter
bridget.prosser@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2964
Bridget is a leading national employment law specialist with over 25 years of healthcare sector experience. Beyond her comprehensive employment law and HR expertise, she has 13 years’ experience as an investigator and is a trained workplace mediator.
She has successfully defended numerous Employment Tribunal claims, many involving complex whistleblowing and discrimination issues with significant public, media, and regulatory attention. Bridget brings extensive experience managing complex cases involving doctors facing conduct, capability, health, and workplace relationship challenges.
She is trusted to handle complex and sensitive senior management issues that impact organisational reputation or involve regulatory considerations, including Duty of Candour, Fit and Proper Person requirements, and referrals to the GMC and NMC. Her investigative expertise provides valuable insight when advising on challenging senior-level grievance investigations, sensitive whistleblowing concerns, and culture reviews involving the CQC and NHSE.
Expertise
Senior Board members
Investigating comprehensive grievances from senior Board members arising from change/transition processes.
Maternity service employment concerns
Leading comprehensive investigations into complex employment issues arising from maternity service concerns.
Effective exit strategies
Developing effective exit strategies compliant with national and local terms and conditions and HMT/NHSE requirements.
Collaborative working arrangements
Facilitating collaborative working arrangements with Local Authorities and third sector organisations.
Patient safety reviews
Leading legal reviews of recurring Speak-Up concerns regarding patient safety and GMC issues.
Multi-agency investigations
Managing complex multi-agency investigations involving families and police following serious clinical concerns about consultants.
Complex employment cases
Managing complex performance, trust and confidence, and whistleblowing cases from strategic inception through to resolution.
Advising NHS bodies on reconfiguration
Advising NHS bodies on major national reconfiguration programmes, including ICB establishment and subsequent cluster arrangements.
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Testimonials
"Bridget Prosser is a market leading employment specialist who is very knowledgeable, experienced and a safe pair of hands in technical and sensitive cases."
"Bridget is astute and can identify the strengths and weaknesses in complex cases quickly and efficiently. Bridget is an outstanding and tactical practitioner who is able to position her clients like a Chessmaster to achieve great results time after time. She is head and shoulders above a very good rest at the firm."
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