Primary care

As primary care specialists, we have a deep understanding of the system in which you work and the challenges and opportunities, both within the sector and across the wider healthcare system.

Our experienced primary care team provides responsive, pragmatic advice to clients across primary care, including Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), primary care and Primary Care Network (PCN) providers, national NHS bodies and private providers of primary care services..

We support on the full range of primary care law and regulation matters across primary medical, primary dental, ophthalmology and pharmacy.

Core areas of support

We have extensive experience of advising nationally on the development and drafting of policy and draft primary and secondary legislation across primary care.

We provide advice on every form of primary medical contract (GMS, PMS and APMS) and dental contract (GDS and PDS).
We have considerable experience of advising clients on General Pharmaceutical Services (GPS) and General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) matters, including at a national level.
We support out of hours and 111 arrangements, both locally (on region-wide procurements) and nationally.
We advise on primary care contract management and termination, including in relation to issues like loss of CQC registration, partnership disputes/dissolution, UDA underperformance and have supported commissioners on Primary Care appeals.
We advise on vires issues and have worked with ICBs on the delegation arrangements for primary care and on cross-border health issues and Performers List Disciplinary Panel hearings.

We have considerable experience on advising on practice mergers and acquisitions, PCN arrangements and real estate and premises developments
Our specialist counter-fraud team also supports on cases of fraud relating to primary care arrangements.
Our healthcare law expertise means we are ideally placed to advise on vertical integration arrangements for primary care.
Our healthcare employment team support clients with managing people and finding pragmatic solutions to deal with day-to-day employment issues as well as more specialist issues such as industrial action.
We have considerable experience of supporting providers with internal and external investigations, including patient safety incident investigations and thematic reviews. We are also experienced in supporting providers in responding to complaints.

National bodies and devolved government

We have extensive experience of advising nationally on the development and drafting of policy and draft primary and secondary legislation across primary care.

NHS commissioners

We provide advice on every form of primary medical contract (GMS, PMS and APMS) and dental contract (GDS and PDS).
We have considerable experience of advising clients on General Pharmaceutical Services (GPS) and General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) matters, including at a national level.
We support out of hours and 111 arrangements, both locally (on region-wide procurements) and nationally.
We advise on primary care contract management and termination, including in relation to issues like loss of CQC registration, partnership disputes/dissolution, UDA underperformance and have supported commissioners on Primary Care appeals.
We advise on vires issues and have worked with ICBs on the delegation arrangements for primary care and on cross-border health issues and Performers List Disciplinary Panel hearings.

Primary care providers

We have considerable experience on advising on practice mergers and acquisitions, PCN arrangements and real estate and premises developments
Our specialist counter-fraud team also supports on cases of fraud relating to primary care arrangements.
Our healthcare law expertise means we are ideally placed to advise on vertical integration arrangements for primary care.
Our healthcare employment team support clients with managing people and finding pragmatic solutions to deal with day-to-day employment issues as well as more specialist issues such as industrial action.
We have considerable experience of supporting providers with internal and external investigations, including patient safety incident investigations and thematic reviews. We are also experienced in supporting providers in responding to complaints.

Children's services

Clinical negligence

Costs

Employment services for healthcare

Health procurement

HR services for health and social care

Infrastructure and developments in health

Inquests

NHS estates

Public law

Victoria Thourgood

Partner

Clare Auty

Partner

Charlotte Harpin

Partner

Amelia Newbold

Risk Management Lead

Rebecca Hainsworth

Partner

Julie Innes

Senior Associate (FCILEx)

Legal 500 2022

"Browne Jacobson’s health Team can always be relied upon for support through difficult issues which sometimes arise, and they work towards the best resolution quickly."

Legal 500 2022

"The relationship between solicitors within the team, paralegals and other legal support and barristers on a case is extremely collaborative- more so than any other firm I work with. There is very much a team approach in conducting complex cases which is essential to benefit the client concerned."

Legal 500 2022

"Browne Jacobson has mastered the art of being friendly and approachable whilst providing high quality legal advice which represents excellent value for money. They understand the needs and pressures on my organisation and support us superbly at times of difficulty."

Legal 500 2022

"All the team are very approachable and use plain English, they return calls on time and keep to schedules as defined. The use of the drop box for documents was especially helpful with large amounts of Patient identifiable information. Have started to offer good training sessions to update on case law, LPS and modernisation of the Mental Health Act."