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Training

DR Solicitors provides a number of training courses and educational events tailored for GPs, practice managers and other professionals involved in primary care services.  All of our trainers are experienced public speakers and educators, who deliver informative and interactive courses which are relatable and (hopefully) entertaining at times. 

We offer half day and full day courses, two hour workshops and webinars and each course is tailor made to suit you and your audience. Below are some of the courses we currently offer, but if you have something different in mind, please call us and talk through your ideas.

Commercial Law & Business Strategy

  • Practice mergers & acquisitions – a step by step guide
  • Primary Care Networks – current issues 
  • How to federate or form a super-partnership – key stages in the process
  • NHS contracts – mitigating the risks of remedial and breach notices
  • Understanding your NHS contract (GMS, PMS or APMS)
  • Strategies to compete successfully in today’s primary care market
  • Partnership Law

Premises

  • Surgery developments – what’s involved
  • Getting to grips with Surgery leases
  • Heads of Terms – successful negotiation and key points
  • Surgery freehold ownership – a practical guide
  • the Premises Costs Directions – use them to your advantage

Partnership

  • GP partnership deeds – top 10 drafting tips
  • Non-GP partners – opportunities and risks
  • Salaried and Fixed share partners – what does this mean?
  • Partnership disputes – how to avoid them and what to do when you can’t
  • Last man standing – avoiding the pitfalls
  • Property Law

Employment Law

  • Introduction to employment law
  • Employment law update
  • Employee contracts
  • Managing sickness absence
  • Changing contracts of employment
  • Discrimination claims and equal opportunities
  • Discipline and grievance
  • Employment law and the internet
  • Bullying and harassment
  • Salaried GP contracts
  • Age related issues: recruitment, retirement and dealing with allegations of discrimination
  • Redundancy

Consulting and Business Advisory

Clients are often asking us for strategy advice and help with developing and implementing business improvement plans. Advice may relate to addressing performance issues identified in contractual breach notices; designing processes for enhanced profitability and patient satisfaction; or business growth and acquisition.

We can quickly put together multi-disciplinary teams to successfully address highly complex problems requiring, for example, clinical and non-clinical professionals.

If you would like to discuss a particular issue, please contact Nils Christiansen in the first instance, who will be delighted to assist you.