Simpson Grierson's Health Services Group provides a full range of legal and commercial advice to the health sector.

We advise District Health Boards and private healthcare providers. We have particular experience in advising on statutory compliance.

We assist with the drafting and negotiation of contracts for healthcare providers as well as offering specialist expertise on property management, employment and corporate matters. We advise on risk management programmes as well as compliance issues for healthcare providers.

Our advice to healthcare providers includes issues such as privacy, patient consent, confidentiality of the patients' information, the rights of patients and of medical staff, as well as complaints procedures and potential liability situations.

We have considerable experience with medico-legal issues and offer litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution services to resolve conflicts for healthcare providers.

We are able to provide a comprehensive range of services and advice for: