HealthTech law

Browne Jacobson’s team of specialist digital health lawyers advise on the procurement and integration of digital solutions within the health and social care sector. We advise both public and private health and social care providers.

We assist our clients in procuring digital solutions to manage operational challenges faced within the sector, enabling them to drive efficiencies and improvements.

Public health sector - Our public sector clients include central government departments and arm’s length bodies, NHS Trusts and local authorities.
Independent health sector - Our private sector clients include digital technology providers (including providers of medical devices), nursing and care home providers and pharmacies.

Our HealthTech lawyers

Our digital health team is made up of lawyers specialising in complex ICT business change and transformation programmes, procurement law experts, public law experts and corporate law experts, all of whom have deep industry knowledge and insight into the health and social care sector.

These specialisms mean that we’re able to provide our clients with a full service offering to enable them to implement their digital strategies and procure digital solutions which are tailored to meet their needs.

Our digital health team provides legal and commercial advice relating to a range of digital solutions including electronic patient records systems, picture archiving and communications systems, collaborative banks, virtual wards, choose and book systems, finance and HR systems, networks and communications services and image scanning solutions. We support our clients in navigating the complexities of the regulatory, commercial, technical operational and financial issues that can arise.

Our multi-disciplinary team help individual organisations and ICSs to develop corporate structures and design contract delivery models as part of the strategic advice on design and approach for the most effective routes to market and service delivery models in order to meet their digital aims and requirements.

Our digital health expertise puts us at the forefront of society’s biggest issues and our depth and breadth of expertise and insight means we’re well placed to advised on multi-supplier and multi-provider collaboration and integration models.

AI in HealthTech

As the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation becomes more prevalent within digital solutions, our expert team assists our clients to identify and mitigate risk through solution-oriented and pragmatic advice focused on the delivery of objectives. This includes advice on contract structures and delivery models including agile delivery methodology.

Strolll: HealthTech for rehabilitation

We are proud to have worked with Strolll on contracts for their ground-breaking augmented reality (AR) technology, which helps Parkinson's disease patients regain independence by improving their strength and mobility. With Strolll's vision, this AR technology will also positively impact healthcare service providers and support patients with a wider range of neurological disorders.

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HealthTech: Contract law

We worked with Stroll on contracts for their ground-breaking augmented reality (AR) technology, which helps Parkinson’s disease patients regain independence by improving their strength and mobility.

Opticians: Product regulatory requirements

We have advised a major chain of opticians on the regulatory requirements for bringing a new product to market in the UK.

HealthTech: App development

We advised a HealthTech client on their proposed app-based lateral flow testing service for employers. Our advice covered:

whether the proposed service was compliant with In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations (IVD) and the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (MDR);
registration and licensing obligations with the MHRA;
compliance with labelling and packaging requirements under IVD and MDR; and
consideration of importer and distributor duties following Brexit for in vitro medical devices supplied from outside of the UK and/or EU.

CCG: App regulatory requirements

We advised Mid and South Essex CCGs on the regulatory requirements for an app, which supported clinical diagnosis in dermatology. There was disagreement over whether the app fell under the MHRA regulatory scheme or not.

Our advice clarified the issue and advised on the requirement for registration under the new MHRA regulatory scheme.

Commercial law

Corporate

Criminal compliance and regulatory

Dispute resolution and litigation

Employment services for healthcare

Health and social care disputes

Health law

HR services for health and social care

Information law

Intellectual property

Public contracts, projects and funding

Public law

Kay Chand

Partner

Clare Auty

Partner

Rachel Whitaker

Partner

Gerard Hanratty

Partner

Giles Parsons

Partner

Viney Jhalley

Associate

Vicky Tomlinson

Partner

Charlotte Harpin

Partner

Legal 500 2022

"Fantastic knowledge and connections across and within the NHS. This helps to bring much more than just standard legal advice."

Legal 500 2022

"Every member of team goes above and beyond to support us. Technically brilliant with a down to earth and easily understandable approach. Translates the legal speak into everyday language."

Legal 500 2022

"The team are very approachable, and always give appropriate and relevant advice. There is a broad breadth of knowledge across the firm and open access to subject matter experts in specific areas. In particular the court of protection and healthcare team have a wealth of knowledge."