Capsticks understands the unique opportunities and challenges in the primary care sector. We can help you use the law to make a real difference to the way the NHS works for patients, whilst safeguarding the reputation of your organisation and its members. Capsticks has been instrumental in developing some of the most comprehensive draft PMS and PDS contracts available and can help you put such arrangements in place. Poor performance by contractors can often be dealt with by support and retraining. But there may be occasions where more drastic action is needed. We advise PCTs on the available options, including disciplinary and complaint procedures and referrals to the NCAA, professional regulatory bodies or the Police. The cost of fraud in the NHS has been estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds per annum, and by far the biggest part of this relates to fraud by primary care contractors. Capsticks has recovered money through the courts and by settlement, supporting clients in disciplinary processes against professionals and helping them to identify areas where systems can be tightened to prevent recurrence. We have advised on numerous primary care developments, both within NHS LIFT and through the more usual PPP structures. We can help you choose the right structure for your project, help you comply with EU procurement procedures and market testing guidelines, prepare and submit outline and full business cases, and negotiate development agreements and leases. Primary and Social Care partners