Jill Mason
Mills & Reeve LLPMills & Reeve LLP is known for its handling the full range of mandates concerning supply chains, procurement, and digital transformation programmes. Jill Mason leads the national team from Birmingham and is noted for her longstanding experience in assisting both public and private providers with judicial reviews and inquests, in addition to mental health law matters. Rob Day is a key name within the London group for primary care and NHS governance issues, and Shailee Howard is an expert in public procurement, often advising bidders. Cambridge’s Sophie Burton-Jones was promoted to partner in June 2023, standing out for her handling of electronic patient record, and laboratory information management system projects for NHS trusts and ICBs. Charlotte Lewis works out of the Manchester office, with her workload consisting of health and social care tech projects involving digital health platforms.
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‘The Mills & Reeve team provided us with a great amount of time, resources and expertise that allowed us to complete a complex transaction in a short space of time. They were able to work alongside us as part of the project team, were responsive and ultimately presented with an adaptability that meant any complexities could be dealt with.’
‘The team's main assets were their subject matter expertise and experience that had clearly contributed to the specific skills and knowledge they possessed. Allowing them to well support the completion of said contract and transaction.’
‘They have a great understanding of my business meaning any individual is able to step into working for us.’
‘Approachable, diverse teams working together to resolve situations.’
‘Sophie Burton-Jones has been really great to work with and is very knowledgeable.’
Key clients
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS London Procurement Partnership
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Together for Mental Wellbeing
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Operose Health Limited and Others
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
- Vet Partners
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- BMA Law
- Cleveland Clinic
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Work highlights
- Acting for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on the construction of a new cancer research hospital.
- Advising Supply Chain Coordination Limited (NHS Supply Chain) on the delivery of its new Target Operating Model across England and Wales.
- Assisting Operose Health with its strategic growth plans.
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Jill Mason