Robert McCartney and Kirsty Odell, associates in Hempsons' primary care team, host this episode, focusing on common traps in primary care contracts. In this episode, they discuss:00:18 - Introduction: the purpose of contracts01:45 - The pros and cons of NHS contracts03:00 - Trap one: entering into a contract inadvertently 05:13 - Trap two: the role of customer practice07:36 - Trap three: conflicts10:12 - Trap four: gaps in subcontracting13:00 - Trap five: unfair provisions in commercial contracts16:39 - Trap six: unclear termination provisions19:19 - Trap seven: insufficient payment provisions

Robert McCartney and Kirsty Odell, associates in Hempsons' primary care team, host this episode, focusing on common traps in primary care contracts. In this episode, they discuss: 00:18 - Introduction: the purpose of contracts 01:45 - The pros and cons of NHS contracts 03:00 - Trap one: entering into a contract inadvertently 05:13 - Trap two: the role of customer practice 07:36 - Trap three: conflicts 10:12 - Trap four: gaps in subcontracting 13:00 - Trap five: unfair provisions in commercial contracts 16:39 - Trap six: unclear termination provisions 19:19 - Trap seven: insufficient payment provisions

Primary care contracts - don't get trapped!

Hempsons is the UK's leading law firm dedicated to the health and social care sector. In the NHS alone, Hempsons’ clients include over 180 organisations, trusts and foundation trusts, commissioning bodies and NHS England’s Area Teams. We also act for private healthcare providers and hundreds of individual GPs, dentists and other healthcare-related professionals and practitioners at any one time. The firm’s ‘top 10′ charities practice has in excess of 160 clients, comprising charity and not-for-profit organisations of all sizes and our charity solicitors have extensive experience in this area.

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Hempsons is the UK's leading law firm dedicated to the health and social care sector. In the NHS alone, Hempsons’ clients include over 180 organisations, trusts and foundation trusts, commissioning bodies and NHS England’s Area Teams. We also act for private healthcare providers and hundreds of individual GPs, dentists and other healthcare-related professionals and practitioners at any one time. The firm’s ‘top 10′ charities practice has in excess of 160 clients, comprising charity and not-for-profit organisations of all sizes and our charity solicitors have extensive experience in this area. Our new podcast series begins life in the COVID-19 era, and will initially focus on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the health and social care system, but will move on to more "business as usual" topics.

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