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The disputes facing life sciences organisations today demand more than a legal response. They demand foresight, planning, and governance that's built before the risk arrives - not after.

Strategic risk signals is our analysis of where that exposure is building for life sciences organisations operating in Australia and how to get ahead of it.

 

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The era of personalised and accessible healthcare is here, propelled forward by advancements in AI, digital health, life sciences, precision medicine, genomics, robotics, pharmaceuticals, and the strategic integration of data. Organisations now have a unique opportunity to redefine the benchmarks of healthcare excellence.

This requires a trusted advisor with the expertise to help you simplify the complex, enhance resilience, and position you to achieve your commercial goals.

Partnering with MinterEllison equips your organisation to lean into the future with confidence. We ensure that your strategies address the immediate needs of patients and market demands while adhering to the evolving regulatory landscape—all while fostering a culture of innovation and sustainable growth.

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There is no better partner to help you to navigate complexity, growth, change and uncertainty. We are curious by nature, diverse in our disciplines and authentic in our relationships. Health is our chosen industry and genuine interest fuels our strategic insights and bespoke solutions. Dive deeper into our health sector specialisation.

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What legal and consulting services does MinterEllison offer to the health industry? Navigation Show below Hide below

We help health and life sciences organisations to:

  • Align with regulatory frameworks and reforms;
  • Design and implement robust clinical governance frameworks;
  • Streamline data governance to enable integrated health systems, balanced with robust security and privacy, compliance, and resilience against cyber threats;.
  • Maximise the value of AI and emerging digital health technologies whilst minimising legal and operational risks;
  • Navigate workforce shortages, increasing regulator action and workplace reforms;
  • Develop fit-for-purpose health infrastructure and facilities;
  • Innovatively manage transactions for growth and market expansion through every stage of the M&A journey;
  • Navigate the capital road map, optimise financing arrangements and unlock funding opportunities; and
  • Establish strategic and collaborative health partnerships.

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What sets us apart is our integrated multidisciplinary team, consisting of lawyers, technology, risk and IT consultants, all with deep health sector experience, spanning life sciences, human services, hospitals and health and private health insurance. Shaped by a deep understanding of the health sector’s commercial drivers, we deliver clear, actionable advice that directly supports your goals.

Above all, we understand that your sector is about people. We take a person-centred approach, putting your objectives, stakeholders, workforce and consumers - whether they be patients, residents, research participants, customers - at the centre of all that we do.

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By collaborating with our legal and consulting experts, we work together to help you navigate complex regulatory landscapes, manage risks, and drive successful outcomes for healthcare projects and transactions. It's a partnership that ensures you're supported by leading-edge expertise at every step.

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Explore our Health Sector Centre of Excellence

Health is a rapidly evolving industry with complex requirements and competing demands.

To outpace change, we’ve bolstered our health sector specialisations with dedicated industry experts, legal and consulting experts and relationship and project leads with experience in ten areas of growth in the health industry.

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Health regulation

Across the health and care sectors organisations must adhere to strict regulatory requirements and standards to maintain the highest levels of patient, resident or consumer quality and safety. We can help you to navigate transactions, projects or disputes and make informed decisions with consideration of the regulatory frameworks relevant to your sector. Our active participation in policy and reform discussions positions us to help you to understand and anticipate regulatory changes and guide you on how to most effectively engage with the relevant regulator.

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Shane Evans

Penelope Eden

Noelia Boscana

Jonathan Kelp

Simone Mitchell

 

 

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Clinical governance

Our experience and understanding of clinical environments will help you design and implement a clinical governance framework and get you on the right path to ensure you are sufficiently robust to deliver safe and high quality care. Our approach will manage clinical risk holistically, improve both patient outcomes and team member experience, and help you to avoid unnecessary red tape.

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Shane Evans

Penelope Eden

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Health infrastructure

Fit-for-purpose health infrastructure requires a deep understanding of the end user - patients, residents, clinicians, scientists - as well as the emerging technologies that are shaping the sector. It is the building blocks of great healthcare. Our project and health regulatory experts have a strong track record working together on health infrastructure including hubs and integrated facilities. This means we are cognisant of the wider sector context, stakeholder concerns and policy considerations across the health project lifecycle.

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Sian Keast

Meredith Riley

Owen Cooper

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Health workforce

Across the health and care sectors our clients are grappling with workforce shortages, increasing regulator action and workplace reforms. They benefit from our deep health industry experience, strategic and innovative approaches and leading edge insights across employment law, industrial relations, workplace health and safety and migration. With a focus on getting to know our clients’ unique business – we provide advice that is useful, commercial and easily implemented.

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Deanna McMaster

Kristy Edser

Kate Plowman

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Data governance and assurance

Unlocking the value of data is key to enabling data-driven decision-making, enhancing patient, resident or customer outcomes, streamlining operations and unleashing the power of AI. We can help you to harness the full potential of data across your organisation, providing assurance that your data is reliable, secure and compliant. Our integrated team of technology, privacy and cyber lawyers and consultants under one roof delivers unparalleled efficiencies and a holistic lens to minimise vulnerabilities and maximise opportunities.

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Sonja Read

Vanessa Mellis

Shannon Sedgwick

 

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Health mergers and acquisitions

Every decision is critical as clients look to grow their business or expand into new markets through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). From pre-deal strategy to post-deal integration, including tax, FIRB, health regulation, our focus is on bringing in the right expertise at the right moment.

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James Hutton

Nicole Sloggett

Jeremy Blackshaw

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Digital health transformation and assurance

Overcoming the challenges of readying last-century systems for the health and care requirements of the future requires deep knowledge, experience and new thinking. Our combined legal and consulting lens will help you capitalise on the opportunities provided by technology in a way that appropriately manages organisational and legal risk. We are solutions-focussed; our multidisciplinary team will enable implementation of your digital transformation to best improve patient, resident or consumer outcomes and experience.

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Vanessa Mellis

Jonathon Blackford

 

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Capital, investments and funding

As capital becomes harder to access, clients rely on our knowledge and track record unlocking funding options that are unique to their sector, strategy and objectives. We work with health clients to access the capital instrument that is fit-for-purpose and to manage stakeholder expectations throughout the process.

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James Hutton

Nicole Sloggett

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AI Advisory

AI offers new horizons for enhanced clinical outcomes and experiences, streamlined processes and cost savings. Notwithstanding there are challenges for the health sector, such as taking unstructured data from disparate sources and turning it into usable data. Rely on us for expert guidance, ensuring responsible AI procurement, legal compliance and ethical use of AI. We keep at the forefront of health and technological innovations and as regulation works to keep pace, we will work hand-in-hand with you to across the AI lifecycle from use case development to deployment, to ongoing compliance and monitoring.

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Shane Evans

Vanessa Mellis

Mark Teys

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Health partnerships

Partnerships require complex models of IP, investment, people, financial and data sharing arrangements as well as governance structures. Our multidisciplinary team addresses each of these critical elements when establishing partnerships, with a focus on driving positive outcomes for all parties well into the future.

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James Hutton

Kylie Diwell

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We are a multidisciplinary team of health, human services and life sciences lawyers and consultants with deep sector expertise. We'll help you solve your most complex challenges, help you envision the future for your organisation, and embrace innovation.

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Our Health Sector Centre of Excellence brings together experts across private hospitals, general practice, allied health, home care, aged care, disability care, medical technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health insurance, public health and hospitals, and human services.

Our Health Sector Centre of Excellence combines:

  • Industry experts who are immersed in all-sectors of the health and care industry with an understanding of the compliance, regulation, financing, data, workforce and staffing, clinical governance, safety and quality issues. We speak your language and meaningfully engage with you and your key stakeholders.
  • Legal and consulting experts who work hand-in-hand with our industry experts and as an extension of your team to deliver mission critical projects and deals, mergers, proactively identify opportunities and work-arounds to challenges, provide assurance and manage disputes.
  • Relationship and project leads who prioritise listening and getting to know your organisation. They draw upon our comprehensive skill set and apply it to your unique objectives, strategy, organisation, workforce and consumers. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.

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To help our health clients respond and prepare for what's ahead, we remain at the forefront of key industry trends and changes. Some of the big trends impacting our clients now and into the future include:

  • Data - In today’s world, data is one of our greatest assets. Healthcare is no exception. Unlocking actionable insights and value from your data while ensuring security, privacy and compliance is key.
  • Digital health - Clients are harnessing the power of technology to enhance patient care, improve operational efficiencies, and stay at the forefront of clinical excellence. A strategic and risk-aware approach is essential for traversing digital health.
  • Emerging technologies - Whether it's navigating the complexities of artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, or advanced device technology, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, our clients want to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation while safeguarding their interests.
  • Precision medicine – The use of genomics, stem cell technology and unique environmental and lifestyle factors, holds immense promise for personalised care and treatment. Our clients are navigating evolving legal, regulation and risk frameworks with an emphasis on usability and practical clinical application.
  • Integration and collaboration – Healthcare integration and collaboration have a key role to play in achieving the sector wide ambition of greater continuity of care. Partnerships are unlocking new innovations, building capacity and alleviating financing pressures. The long-term success of partnerships often hinges on the commercial arrangements agreed at the outset.

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Contact our Health Industry Lead, Shane Evans. Shane will connect you with the best Partner based on your sector and unique needs.

Our multidisciplinary team provides commercial advice to help you achieve results now, and position you for future success.

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