
Primary care contracts - don't get trapped!
Hempsons health and social care law podcast · Hempsons
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Show Notes
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