Long regarded as an ‘industry to watch’,
Australia’s healthcare system continues to
evolve as the population ages and government
policy increasingly emphasises private
sector involvement.
Healthcare is heavily regulated, politically
contested and subject to considerable media
and public scrutiny. Front page
issues such as workforce shortages,
regulatory change and government budgetary
policy have a real and immediate effect on
the industry.
Freehills’ Healthcare team
has been involved in the major commercial
innovations in healthcare over the past
decade – from the privatisation of public
hospitals to the corporatisation of general
practice to the consolidation of the private
health insurance sector. Reflecting the
diversity of the industry, our healthcare
clients include major listed companies,
religious and charitable providers,
government agencies and practitioners.
Our healthcare practice is a dedicated
commercial practice rather than a
medico-legal litigation practice. It has
evolved from our healthcare M&A experience,
as clients found a continuing need for
targeted commercial and regulatory advice
once their acquisitions were completed.
We are uniquely placed to provide you
with the following benefits:
- Informed strategic decisions:
we successfully pinpoint issues that
other advisers may overlook and our
experienced practitioners work to
resolve them in the right order. This
helps you to minimise risk and
strengthen your decision-making
platform.
- Time and cost-effective
solutions: our depth of
industry experience, together with our
understanding of the ‘politics’ of the
industry, and our timely and efficient
liaison with key regulators, means that
you will not be subjected to unnecessary
costs and delays.
- Tailored strategic advice:
having acted for a wide range of
healthcare organisations, we understand
that your requirements are unique and we
work through the specific complexities
to help you to achieve a successful
outcome.