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VWV

Healthcare: Public and Third Sector

UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide

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About

Provided by VWV

Our department is best known for our considerable, complex work in the Primary Care sector. We have expanded considerably in recent years, and continue to grow our practice across our four offices. As healthcare law specialists with over 25 years' sector experience, we recognise that legal advice cannot be given in isolation. During this time, we have developed exceptional contacts with banks, accountants and other specialist professionals in the healthcare sector which enables us to bring more experience to a situation than just our own legal advice.

Our healthcare lawyers invest a great deal of time in gaining an understanding of what's going on in the healthcare sector. This enables us to provide you with informed legal advice, training and support relevant to the sector and your needs.

Our legal services include:

  • Advice on Care Quality Commission (CQC) processes
  • Commercial Contracting
  • Provider Company Formations and Federating
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Practice Mergers
  • Professional Regulation & Registration
  • GP Rural Dispensing
  • Superannuation
  • Commercial Property Surgery Ownership, Funding, Leases & Developments
  • Commercial Sales & Acquisitions

Clients (5)

  • Mendip Vale Medical Group and Mendip Batch Medical Limited
  • Platinum Health
  • Fiveways Health Centre
  • Swale Community Healthcare Limited
  • College of Dentistry Limited

Industries (10)

  • Banks
  • Charities / Not for Profit
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Healthcare
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Chambers Review

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Healthcare: Public and Third Sector - UK-wide

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

VWV has a specialist practice devoted to representing a variety of healthcare clients, particularly GPs, dentists and care home providers. The firm offers a comprehensive service ranging from commercial property work and contractual arrangements to Care Quality Commission registrations and enforcement actions. The team provides further advice on data protection and employment aspects of partnership agreements.

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Work Highlights

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  • VWV represented Newgate Medical Group Partnership on the agreement for development and lease of the Newgate Health & Wellbeing Centre.

Strengths

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  • The firm has deep healthcare experience and a large network, which enables it to respond robustly and in good time.

    Healthcare: Public and Third Sector respondentUK

  • VWV offers strength, depth and pragmatism, all under one firm's roof.

    Healthcare: Public and Third Sector respondentUK

  • VWV's large healthcare team has wide-ranging knowledge in the sector, giving us the confidence to continue to grow and expand in a very complex and demanding environment.

    Healthcare: Public and Third Sector respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Rachel Crean
    Rachel Crean

    Rachel Crean

    Rachel Crean is a partner in the commercial litigation team and is particularly well versed in GP partnership disputes.

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Ranked Individuals at VWV (1)

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Members

Provided by VWV

  • Ben Willis

    Head of Department

  • Oliver Pool

  • Richard Phillips

  • Tom Cahill

  • Andrew Andrews

  • Bob Fahy

  • Sofia Fadra

  • Adam Siwak

  • Dominic Speedie

  • Mark Jarvis

  • Rachel Crean

  • Paul Gershlick

  • John Zucker

  • Paul Heath

  • Rebecca Beardsley

  • Gemma Pouncy

  • Rachel Crean

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