Ed Glasgow

Ed is a highly experienced healthcare partner in the London Office of our global healthcare practice. 

Listed within Chambers and Partners as “a winning combination of intelligence, strategic excellence and charm”, Ed advises both public and independent sectors, specialising in dispute resolution with a focus on early intervention, patient safety, clinical risk, quality, performance and regulatory matters. His strategic insights assist Board-level governance. 

Elected President of the Patient Safety Section at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in October 2023, he contributes to UK Government Consultations and is the architect of Kennedys’ four-year vocational course for aspiring Healthcare Lawyers, the Healthcare Academy. 

Ed has led on drafting client insights on AI healthcare technologies and chaired RSM events focused on health innovation. He has a particular interest in how healthcare data, knowledge and insight can be leveraged by AI to enhance patient experience. Ed recently chaired a round table on collaborative efforts in healthcare, life sciences and health tech sectors, for the purpose of safe adoption of digital technology to benefit patients, healthcare professionals, and providers, without losing the human touch. 

His work has allowed him to collaborate with the healthcare industry, exploring risk management issues, testing adherence to candour, enabling continuous improvement, sharing best practice, and implementing provisions to mitigate exposure. 

Ed has worked with the Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) and the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC). He has explored how the HSSIB can better support the healthcare system to deliver safer care. Ed has also contributed to the PSC’s proposals for a redress scheme for those harmed by anti-seizure medication, and led the Firm’s response to the Consultation on the Principles for Better Patient Safety.

Via the Consultation, Ed pressed for greater collaboration by healthcare providers, patient groups, commissioners, regulators, manufacturers and the supply chain. His focus in the last five years has been on aiding a culture of safety, supporting patient voices, addressing inequalities, and promoting transparency and accountability. 

Ed entered healthcare law because he believes in compassion, listening and restorative practice. He cares about patients and the medical profession. His clarity of thought on this led to an approach by the Aspen Institute UK. He has worked with them on political, social and cultural leadership. 

He enjoys the blend of work, and the need for diplomacy, drawing from his experience and learning, to better assist healthcare clients in achieving their aims and objectives. 

As a Trustee at British Eventing Support Trust, Ed brings his knowledge on governance matters and regulatory compliance to the table. This Charity aids competing British Eventing members and contributes to work on risk management, specialist insurance cover and early intervention.