What can I do for you
Rob is a partner in our corporate commercial team who heads up our national primary care and NHS governance work areas. He specialises in complex primary care and NHS governance work, advising both commissioner and provider clients in the public and independent sector.
He’s recognised as one of the leading lawyers in his field and supports clients on a range of matters including the structure and implementation of collaborations, mergers and acquisitions (given his original background as a corporate lawyer), high profile and thorny contract management cases, governance issues, and organisational and structural redesign.
Rob supports his clients in a manner that navigates the myriad of legal, regulatory, and contractual obstacles that are a feature of the health and care system in the UK. He is known for his calm, efficient, and pragmatic approach and the collaborative way in which he works with his clients to help them achieve more.
Supporting your ambitions
Examples of the projects and transactions that Rob has supported include:
1. The creation of one of the largest shared board, leadership and oversight structures between NHS providers in England.
2. The creation and subsequent restructuring of a wholly owned subsidiary for an NHS Foundation Trust delivering on shared services.
3. The dissolution of an NHS Trust and the disaggregation between two Foundation Trusts.
4. The largest primary care acquisition in the UK to create the biggest primary care provider in the jurisdiction.
5. The contractual arrangements and ultimate incorporation of multiple primary care networks.
6. Over 100 mergers and acquisitions between GP primary care providers.
7. The revised Premises Costs Directions 2024 being the directions under which all primary care premises reimbursements are made.
8. The Scottish Premises Code which will see the Scottish Government spend in excess of £850m to acquire and nationalise GP premises over a 30 year period.
9. The contract management of poor performing providers for NHS commissioning organisations.
10. The full range of partnership matters including support with complex partnership agreements, disputes, and incorporations.
What do others say
Rob is recognised as a key lawyer in the health and care sector in the Legal 500 and is known for his calm and pragmatic approach. Just some of the recent client feedback has been:
“His calm approach was extremely reassuring, giving a confidence that all was solvable, skilfully navigating round the various obstacles on the way.”
"Rob was responsive and took the time to understand our full requirements. He conveyed the advice in a simple and easy to understand way."
"Rob and his wider team were friendly and approachable."
What else should you know
Having qualified as a corporate lawyer in private practice, Rob spent five years working in-house for one of the largest trade unions and professional bodies in the UK. Given his experiences to date, he has a real appreciation of the external and internal pressures that his clients can face, and is often referred to by his clients as both a strategic partner and an extension to their existing team.