Jill is Head of our Health and Care Sector – a growing and dynamic sector with over 200 lawyers working across a wide range of clients. She has over 25 years’ experience in healthcare law – the law relating to patients. As Head of the Healthcare and Mental Health law team nationally she also advises on a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious matters for clients in both the NHS and private sector. This includes inquests, judicial reviews, Mental Health Act advice, Mental Capacity Act advice, support and training around investigations, risk management, duty of candour, NHS Continuing Healthcare and consultation issues. Jill has also handled clinical negligence claims particularly complex, sensitive and high-value matters for NHS clients. Jill is client relationship partner for many of the sectors key clients. Jill sits on the firm’s Audit Governance and Oversight Panel, is on the Governance Board of the Zero Suicide Alliance and is a Trustee of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation.
England - London • Public sector
Mills & Reeve LLP
Acting for a number of integrated care boards and NHS trusts, the team at Mills & Reeve LLP dispenses advice on digitisation, infrastructure matters, and large-scale capital schemes. Practice head Jill Mason has broad expertise spanning both the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, in addition to judicial reviews and inquests. The ‘incredible’ Rob Day, having been promoted to partner in June 2022, leads on the primary care and NHS governance side, often advising both commissioners and providers on operation developments. Duncan Astill maintains his regulatory focus, often handling healthcare-related investigations and prosecutions. Jog Hundle, who has longstanding experience in employment and corporate issues within healthcare, frequently advises on discrimination and whistleblowing cases concerning medical staff.
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Key clients
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
- Vet Partners Limited
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Phoenix
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke -on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care|Board
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS North West London Integrated Care Board
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Department of Health and Social Care
- General Dental Council
- British Medical Association
- British Medical Association Legal
- NHS England
Work highlights
- Advising Elysium Healthcare on its joint venture with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to develop a new bespoke unit for the provision of Tier 4 Inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jill Mason