Ed Glasgow

Ed is a Partner in the London Office of Kennedys.  He acts on behalf of NHS Resolution for a large number of NHS Trusts, such as Barts Health NHS Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  He also represents private hospitals and clinics. 

Ed provides legal advice to healthcare providers in high-value and complex clinical negligence claims.  He recently proceeded to Trial and won on a consent case concerning the scope of the duty to inform.   

Advocacy and inquest work includes representing and providing strategic advice to NHS Trusts and private hospitals.  This has included successful quashing a Senior Coroner’s Conclusion. 

In dispute resolution and by way of mediations, Ed’s intervention on behalf of healthcare providers has led to successful outcomes.  Such as achieving early settlement and, in some instances, dropping of claims. 

Ed has represented MPS members in GP claims and claims involving vascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, reconstructive surgery, pain management and neurosurgery.  Supporting healthcare professionals through the process of litigation is important to him. 

Regulatory experience includes protecting and promoting safety within the medical profession.  Ed has worked with both the GMC (General Medical Council) and the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council). 

Patient safety is an important element of Ed’s work.  Elected to the Patient Safety Section at the Royal Society of Medicine, he assists in promoting best practice among healthcare professionals.  He has worked with both the NHS Confederation and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority on risk management standards.

Policy work has included leading the Firm’s response to the Government Consultation on Rapid Resolution and Redress for Severe Birth Injury.  He has also assisted NHS Improvement via Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT).  Working, in particular, on the Guidance for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.   

Medical law advice provided by Ed in recent months has concerned issues of consent, capacity and the need for emergency Court declarations.  His work has extended to cyber related issues countering adverse social media and protecting anonymity for treating clinicians.

Ed contributes to the Healthcare Brief and the Medical Law Guide.  He is a member of FOIL (Forum of Insurance Lawyers). 

Passionate about developing and nurturing talent in the field of healthcare law, Ed has led on the development of Legal Apprenticeships.  He has recruited and mentored Apprentices.  In addition, he has worked with law schools to fine tune support given to Apprentices.    

Ed enjoys the blend of work that comes with being a healthcare lawyer, drawing from his experience and learning from healthcare clients so that their objectives can be better achieved.