Care Business Briefing - Future of Care Special
Catch up on our on-demand video where our Health specialists talked about the Future of Care with discussions about social care in an ICS world, the future of mental health and learning disability and retirement living.
This webinar took place on Wednesday 21 April 2021 and is now available on-demand. The content in this recording was correct as of the original webinar date.
Over the last month, we have hosted a series of small, focussed round table discussions with providers, funders, commissioners and developers which looked into 3 discrete areas of care.
The agenda for the session was:-
- Welcome from Clare Auty
- Social care in an ICS world
- Gerard Hanratty will provide an overview of the NHS White Paper and Provider Selection Regime
- Summary of the round table discussion from Clare Auty
- Future of Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Mental Health White Paper with Rebecca Fitzpatrick
- Regulatory update from Carl May-Smith
- Summary of round table discussion from Clare Auty
- Future of Retirement Living
- Legal issues such as proposals for reform with Victoria Thourgood
- Summary of round table discussion from John Roddy
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Speakers

Clare Auty
Partner
Clare is Head of our Commercial Health Team and leads the Independent Health and Social Care Sector across the firm.
clare.auty@brownejacobson.com
0121 237 3943

Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Partner
Specialises in all aspects of mental health and general healthcare law. Vast majority of practice that leads to court involvement is in the Court of Protection (mental capacity issues), the High Court (complex treatment cases, eg involving children), the Administrative Court (judicial review, human rights and community care issues) and the Coroner’s Court.
rebecca.fitzpatrick@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2131

Gerard Hanratty
Partner
Gerard is the Head of Health and a partner in the firm, specialising in advising organisations in the health sector on their public law obligations and issues. His work covers interpreting statute, supporting system re-organisations, advising on governance, supporting health regulators, providing advice on information law matters and, when necessary, defending challenges to decisions made. He is also recognised as a lead Inquiries lawyer for health public bodies. He is regularly sought for advice on all matters relating to public law, especially when public bodies face judicial reviews. His expertise and pragmatic approach helps clients deliver on their plans and understand how to deal with challenges.
gerard.hanratty@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2159

Carl May-Smith
Partner
carl.may-smith@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)115 934 2024

Victoria Thourgood
Partner
victoria.thourgood@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2208
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