Healthcare governance solicitors

Get expert advice on all aspects of healthcare governance

Weightmans provides comprehensive support to healthcare providers in all aspects of clinical, quality, and corporate governance. Whether you have a query regarding the roles and responsibilities of board members, need assistance with an inquiry or investigation, or are considering provider collaborative working, our team is here to provide cost-effective and innovative solutions.

Accolades

The team are personable and accommodating in their approach to clients.
Chambers 2025
The team are experienced, intellectually rigorous and down to earth. They are timely in all aspects.
Chambers 2025
Weightmans provide excellent response times and a depth of knowledge, coupled with commerciality. They're consistently excellent.
Chambers 2025

Corporate governance

Within the last few years the healthcare sector has seen a number of organisational changes and we have worked with various public health bodies to help navigate them through the countless legal issues that have risen. We understand the unique challenges that face NHS organisations and the financial constraints, clinical pressures and changing policy landscape that exist alongside.

Our team has extensive healthcare sector knowledge on all elements of corporate governance, including:

Collaboration and joint working (including mergers & acquisitions);
Board governance, including Fit and Proper Person requirements;
Organisational structures, decision making and delegated authority;
Reconfiguration of services;
Corporate Due Diligence.

Clinical & quality governance

Clinical governance is a system through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care. A robust governance framework for quality is essential throughout every NHS organisation. It provides assurance to the board and clinical staff that standards of quality and safety are being delivered, and the processes for the governance of quality are embedded throughout.

Our team has in depth experience of:

Implementing and embedding policies across healthcare organisations to ensure consistency of approach and standards;
Quality assurance, quality improvement and risk management;
Board and committee reporting arrangements;
Management of regulatory requirements, with NHS England, CQC & others;
Inquiries & incident investigations.

We understand the issues healthcare organisations face and look to provide clear advice, in a timely manner, and are completely committed to quality by delivering an exceptional service to our clients.