Rebecca is a specialist governance and commercial lawyer for NHS and independent sector health and care clients. Her work covers a wide range of complex governance, corporate and commercial matters for NHS organisations and she is viewed as a trusted advisor to boards seeking to deliver strategic change through novel and complex projects.

Rebecca is recognised as a leading expert on NHS transactions and hospital group models in the NHS having worked on the establishment of ten groups in the last three years and over 20 NHS statutory transactions. This includes advising NHS bodies on the implementation of joint committee and delegation arrangements under section 65Z5 and 65Z6 of the NHS Act 2006. She was also lead lawyer on the landmark merger decisions for the creation of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Rebecca is supporting clients nationally to deliver the proposals set out in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan including the development of neighbourhood models, alliance commissioning and the pathway to Advanced Foundation Trust / IHO status. Rebecca is co-leading the firm’s cross-sector work on Neighbourhoods.

Rebecca’s in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework for NHS provider organisations, drawing on her experience in-house at Monitor / NHS Improvement and the Care Quality Commission, allows her to support NHS trust and NHS foundation trust clients on matters under the NHS provider licence, governance disputes and subsidiary company arrangements.

Rebecca also advises ICBs on commissioning matters including primary care contract management and disputes, section 75 / 256 arrangements, and section 2 agreements and grant funding.

Recognition

• Legal 500 – North West Health – Next Generation Partner
• Lawyer of the Year – Made in Manchester Awards 2023
• Towards integrated health organisations: considerations for policy and NHS leaders
• Collaborative Care – Creating Value from Scale – Transformation Unit