David Hill

Partner
Contact details

0118 955 3079

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David advises public and private sector organisations on all aspects of regulatory, policy and governance advice. 

Main areas of practice

David works with clients on issues of public law, governance and regulation with a particular focus on the health sector. 

David has advised organisations on key projects including primary legislation for the NHS, the supply and administration of medicines and organisational change. 

He is best known to clients for offering advice which is practical and reflects the political environment in which they operate. 

Clients

David works with organisations across the public, voluntary and private sectors. These range from national regulators to charitable providers of health services and health tech companies. He has acted as an adviser to NHS England for several years. 

Expertise

Career

David graduated from Queen’s University Belfast. He then worked in the in-house legal service for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland before qualifying as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2007. 

David has undertaken a series of three secondments to NHS England policy and legal teams. He draws on his experience in advising other public and health sector clients. 

David has professional proficiency in German and a working knowledge of French and Spanish. 

Contact details

0118 955 3079

LinkedIn

Significant Experience

  • Working with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care, preparing instructions to Parliamentary Counsel on drafting the Health and Care Act 2022.
  • Providing advice on medicines law to the national Covid-19 vaccination programme.
  • Advising a major teaching hospital on its response to substantial regulatory intervention by the Care Quality Commission.
  • Advising a market leading health tech company on compliance requirements for the handling of NHS patient data.
  • Preparing a report for the Minister for Health and Social Services of the States of Jersey on options for governance of the health system.

Additional Expertise

David has interests in public law and healthcare policy in countries other than the UK. He has worked with local counsel in countries including the United Sates and Australia.

Insights by David


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17 July - David Hill

Much of the coverage of the changes being brought in by the Procurement Act 2023 focuses on the competitive tendering procedures which precede the award of public contracts. Less attention...

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12 February - David Hill

It is now just over 18 months since amendments to the NHS Act 2006 introduced the option of forming joint committees between a wide range of NHS bodies. Most notably,...

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6 February - David Hill

What is the new procurement regime for health services in England? On 1st January 2024, the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the "PSR Regulations") came into force. The...

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