Richard is the sector lead for Health. This followed his success in growing the healthcare team in the North West.
Richard has specialised in acting on behalf of NHS Trusts since 2001. He was appointed a nominated partner by the NHS Resolution (formerly NHSLA) in 2002. He is client partner for a number of NHS Trusts including Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT.
He advises NHS Trusts on a whole range of legal issues including clinical and corporate governance, the duty to consult in relation to a reconfiguration of services, on best interest cases, on policies and procedures, DPA issues, FOI requests and Human Rights issues and on the statutory duty of candour. Richard chairs the firm’s inquest group and regularly appears at inquests on behalf of the firm’s North West NHS clients.
Published articles
A court order does not have to be obtained before CANH can be withdrawn.
Emergency services owed a duty of care to an individual who later committed suicide after they were deemed to have assumed responsibility for her…
M (by her litigation friend, Mrs B) v a Hospital [2017] EWCOP 19
The High Court has overturned NHS England’s decision to refuse funding for a drug used to treat narcolepsy.
New guidance has been issued on the standards expected of doctors, nurses and midwives in respect of their professional duty of candour.
Legal directory quote
Richard Jolly is recommended for his advice to NHS trusts on issues ranging from clinical matters to corporate governance. Legal 500 2017