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    Hempsons works with a vast range of NHS organisations, GP and dental practitioners and private healthcare providers to help them meet the challenges facing the UK healthcare sector. Our leading sector experts help our healthcare law clients commission and deliver world-class healthcare whilst redesigning the “system” with new care models, STPs and other innovations. Read more about: NHS, practitioners, private sector health

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    Our charity and social enterprise solicitors are experienced in advising on all elements of charity law and regulation that impact on the sector, including the changes introduced as a result of the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006. We contribute to the continuing development of the sector and operate at research and policy level with sector bodies and clients. Read more about: charities and social enterprise

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    Alongside great opportunities, the rise of healthtech comes with its own unique set of challenges for the public health and care organisations and technology companies and innovators participating in the sector. Hempsons assists a wide range of healthtech companies to develop and bring to market new technologies, digital services and other innovations to transform healthcare. Read more about: healthtech

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    We support social care providers in relation to all aspects of their business activities. Hempsons is uniquely placed to advise social care providers, with our matchless understanding of the complex interrelationship between social care providers and healthcare. From obtaining increases in care home fees from local authorities to challenging CQC inspection reports, our social care law team can help. Read more about: social care

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The role of Federations and GP provider organisations going forward

It's been reported in Pulse that GP federations will not count as primary care networks 'in most cases’ and that “Practices will have just a couple of months to join new primary care networks if they are to qualify for a significant amount of funding being invested in the organisations by NHS England" - all part of the new five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan.

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Will a “no-deal Brexit” change the position for public procurement law?

The public procurement position post-Brexit is expected, at least initially, to be largely the same as now, whatever the outcome of current debates. The Public Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2019 are currently still in draft form and are making their way through the parliamentary process. The draft Regulations need to pass through both the House of Commons and House of Lords before they come into force and are currently scheduled for Chamber Debate in the House of Lords on 20 February 2019. Thus far, no issues have been raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) or the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI).

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