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A Tender Subject: Challenging procurement outcomes under the Procurement Act 2023
When considering challenging procurement outcomes under the Procurement Act 2023, there are a number of things bidders should consider.
Act now to deal with disputes between practices in your PCN
Damaging network disagreements are increasing - Robert McCartney shows how to navigate them and outlines your options for reaching resolutions.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Q&A series
In this series of blogs, head of social care, Philippa Doyle, answers the most common questions providers ask when dealing with the CQC.
Podcast: The meaning of biological sex under The Equality Act
In this podcast, employment law partner Saira Ramadan examines the recent UK Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers and the Court’s interpretation of 'biological sex' under the Equality Act 2010
National maternity investigation launched
On 23 June 2025, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, announced a rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services.
Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025 Passed by Parliament
The Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025 has been successfully passed through Parliament as of 11 June 2025.
GP Surgery Improvement Grants under the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund
Discover how GP practices can navigate the legal and procedural steps to unlock NHS grant funding for premises improvements, with expert support from Hempsons.
Exercising tenant’s break clauses
I am often asked to advise GP clients on how to exercise break options in their leases. This article outlines at a high level seven points to help you plan for - and maximise your chances of success of - achieving an early exit.
Overview of the Data (Use and Access) Bill 2024-25
Overview of the Data (Use and Access) Bill 2024-25 and information standards for the NHS and IT providers, who are providing IT systems to the health and social care sector
Podcast: GP practice mergers explained
Explore the legal, financial, and operational aspects of GP practice mergers in the UK in our latest primary care podcast.
Managing patient safety incidents is changing, is your practice prepared?
When changes were announced to this year’s GP contract in February 2025 it included at point 16 that ‘GP practices will be required to have regard to the patient safety strategy’ patient safety strategy.
The Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint – key insights
The release of NHS England’s Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint (Blueprint) marks a significant step in the ongoing transformation of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England.
5 Essential Tips for GPs to Manage Lease Dilapidations
GPs often face significant repair obligations for leased premises. This article provides five practical tips to help GPs plan ahead, manage repairs, understand landlord intentions, and navigate lease expiry to minimize dilapidations claims and financial exposure
Supreme Court rules that ‘sex’ under the Equality Act means biological sex
In For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court has unanimously held that ‘sex’ within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex.