Health tech

 

Health tech and digital health are transforming health and care. The sector faces unprecedented changes with the use of technology and data redefining access, quality and cost of healthcare.

Our multi-disciplinary team of lawyers combines the expertise of our technology and life sciences teams with experts from our health and care sector who act for both NHS organisations and independent health providers.

Our combined experience across different sectors means we can help on a broad range of issues, such as service transformation projects or optimising complex data and information flows.

We also have significant experience of advising digital therapeutics companies.

Our experience

Our team brings in-depth specialist experience to work in this multifaceted sector as we work with both the independent and public spheres.

Independent sector expertise

  • Supporting a high-profile US hospital on the data protection issues relating to the planned opening of its London hospital, including issues around IT, analytics and data flows between the UK and US and how to ensure compliance with data protection laws

  • Corporate transactions such as the investment by Synova Capital in Preventx, the remote diagnostics lab and the sale of The Clinical Trials Company

  • Working with fast growing tech businesses like iGPR (Electronic Reporting and Record Screening Tool) as they fundraise, expand and develop

Public sector expertise

  • Advising NHS Digital and the Department of Health and Social Care on their approach to technology contracting across the whole NHS

  • Delivering Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 10-year £175m contract to overhaul its IT systems

  • Procuring new Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and connected IT systems to support world-leading healthcare and research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

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Networks and influencers

Our lawyers are passionate about digital health and work with One HealthTech.

World leaders

New EHR and connected IT systems to support world-leading healthcare and research at two London hospitals.

Strength across connected sectors

We can draw upon our sector leading specialists in life sciences and technology, which means we've seen all the issues you're facing before.

Our clients

We represent organisations throughout the industry, including enterprise start-ups, private equity and other investors, to NHS bodies across both the independent and public sectors.

Key clients include:

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
  • Siemens Healthcare
  • Preventx
  • Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
  • iGPR
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Our lawyers

The team acts for a wide range of NHS Trusts, commissioners and independent sector providers. We understand health and care real estate and our clients' requirements in relation to it.

What our clients say about us

“Working with Mills & Reeve has been a refreshing experience. The team made it easy for us to understand what we needed to know and enabled us to be confident in taking the next steps in building the services and products we provide, including MyClinic.com”

Dr Abdullah Albeyatti, Chief Executive Officer and Co-funder

Medicalchain

“Working with the Mills & Reeve team was a huge benefit to us. The team's experience of the health sector meant that the deal progressed smoothly leaving as much time as possible to get on with our day-today operations.”

Tim Alston, Co-funder and Chief Technology Officer

PreventX

“This series was such a great combination of the legal framework and the practical considerations - thank you for putting it together. ”

Polly Hester, Associate Director, Legal Compliance and Governance

Breast Cancer Now

Our expertise

CareTech
Commissioning, contracts and procurement
Governance and partnerships
Health and care inquests
Health and care: M&A and other corporate transactions
Health and care real estate and capital projects
Health tech
Independent sector health and care
Mental capacity
Mental health
NHS digital transformation
Policy, public law and disputes
Primary care
Public inquiries and investigations
Social care
Women's health and technology (femtech)
Employment - health and care
Health and care regulation

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Meet our health tech team

Health and Care Hub

Our unique online resource for health and care clients working in the public and independent sectors.
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In-house in Focus hub

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Technology blog

Our technology law blog gives up to date news and views on legal, regulation and policy affecting the technology sector.
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Life sciences blog

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