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Plan, Protect, Prosper<br />
<strong>Services</strong> <strong>for</strong> your business<br />
The delivery of primary care services continues to evolve,<br />
with competition and diversity increasing in all directions.<br />
Practice advice<br />
In a changing landscape, experience and knowledge are<br />
crucial. By teaming with our primary care specialist lawyers,<br />
who advise <strong>GPs</strong> and local medical committees (LMCs) across<br />
the country, you can be confident you are receiving the best<br />
possible support.<br />
From partnership and property issues through to ensuring your<br />
business structures are fit <strong>for</strong> the future, our clients consistently<br />
value the expertise and diligence with which we operate.<br />
Issues we can advise on include:<br />
Expanding your practice beyond core GMS and PMS<br />
contracts<br />
Structuring and operating GP provider companies<br />
and federations<br />
Participating in accountable care organisations <strong>for</strong> the<br />
delivery of health and social care integration under the NHS<br />
Vanguard ‘New Models of Care’ programme<br />
Securing new premises and grant funding <strong>for</strong><br />
modernisation or extensions of existing premises<br />
Negotiating sale and leaseback transactions to realise the<br />
value of your surgery.<br />
Partnership deeds<br />
Without a <strong>for</strong>mal partnership deed, you are involved in<br />
a partnership at will – a less <strong>for</strong>mal and more uncertain<br />
partnership structure. This is bad news. It almost certainly<br />
means your NHS contract could be threatened, you may<br />
be increasingly unable to bid <strong>for</strong> new contracts, and your<br />
business could be under threat.<br />
Clear and up-to-date partnership deeds remove the inherent<br />
uncertainties, vulnerabilities and potential hazards of being<br />
involved in a partnership at will.<br />
A robust partnership deed regulates the relationship between<br />
partners and helps to prevent unnecessary partnership disputes.<br />
Protecting your premises<br />
Whether you are an owner or occupier, protecting your surgery<br />
is key.<br />
Leaseholders face a range of potential issues. Our team represents<br />
practices and LMCs in lease negotiations, service charge disputes,<br />
and lease assignments.<br />
For existing partners, as well as new partners joining the<br />
business, take time to consider several matters:<br />
Do we have a lease?<br />
Is our occupation secure and is the property properly<br />
maintained?
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