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Health, care and life sciences

Our leading health, care and life sciences lawyers provide tailored legal solutions for UK and international clients, from the most complex projects to the day-to-day matters and everything in between. 

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The health, care and life sciences markets move quickly.

You need lawyers who understand the challenges you face in the highly regulated, dynamic health sector, who can provide you with robust legal solutions that you can put into practice to maximise opportunities and minimise risk. You need lawyers who know how the market operates now and how it may change in the future.

That is why we invest time engaging with our clients and industry groups to have an in-depth understanding of their business and the markets that they operate in, so that we can act as true specialists.

This focus means that we are trusted to work alongside leading independent healthcare providers, social care providers, medicines and medical device manufacturers, digital health companies, NHS Trusts, central government and arm’s-length bodies.

We support our clients across a wide range of legal specialisms including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity finance, real estate, commercial and public contract matters, outsourcings, procurement law matters (including the NHS Provider Selection Regime), dispute resolution (including procurement disputes), competition/antitrust law, employment and immigration law, regulatory matters and data protection.

Sector expertise

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Social care

Expert legal services for the social care sector. We provide tailored, proactive advice and comprehensive support for investors, operators and funders.

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Medicines, devices and life sciences

We help medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, NHS bodies, investors and innovators to get their products to patients.

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NHS contracting and procurement

Expert advice on NHS contract and procurement matters, including the design and implementation of high-value procurement procedures, bid strategy, contract negotiations and procurement challenges.

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Independent healthcare

As specialist advisers to some of the leading independent healthcare providers in the UK and internationally, our lawyers turn complex, ever-changing law, policy and guidance into practical and accessible solutions.

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Examples of our work

Leading NHS Trust

Advising in relation to its procurement of on-site and community pharmacy services, worth in excess of £500 million.

Aoiti

Advising the US MedTech group on its £140 million listing on AIM.

Global digital health business

Advising on the expansion of its delivery of services to the NHS customers.

GAVI

Advising the Vaccine Alliance on the delivery of vaccine programmes for ‘zero dose children’ in hard-to-reach regions in Africa.

National care home provider

Advising on the acquisition of new care homes and the sale of other assets.

Innovate UK

Advising on its funding programmes to support research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as part of the UK’s international AMR strategy.

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NHS Provider Selection Regime hub

Our PSR hub provides access to online resources and identifies the specialists who are on hand to support you with the upcoming changes to the PSR.

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What others say

“The team’s knowledge, understanding and practicality in dealing with complex scenarios is first class, direct and much appreciated.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

“The Burges Salmon team is extremely approachable, personable and friendly. The team has quickly become an extension of our in-house legal department and has quickly developed strong relationships across the business.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

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