A snapshot of the key events, updates and expert-led sessions shaping the healthcare accounting year ahead. From property pitfalls to pensions and practice planning, here’s what’s coming up and why it matters.
Premises, partners and pitfalls: what you need to know before it costs you
27 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this focused and practical webinar as we explore the key legal and accounting considerations surrounding property matters in the healthcare sector. With property forming a significant part of long-term planning, funding decisions and partnership arrangements, staying ahead of regulatory, tax and valuation developments is essential. This session brings together specialist legal and accounting insight to help you navigate the complexities with confidence.
Legal update on property matters
- Key provisions in partnership deeds and how they interact with property ownership
- Latest developments from NHS Property Services
- Lease considerations, grant terms and associated legal implications
- SDLT reminders and common pitfalls
- Transferring property into alternative legal entities, including implications in the context of 10-year planning
Accounting and tax update
- Valuation issues and how they impact the accounting process
- New grant terms and their effect on taxation and borrowing capacity
- Accounting risks associated with NHS Property Services charges
- Capital Gains Tax developments, including updates on Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR)
- Practical considerations for leavers, joiners and buying into practice premises
This session is designed to provide clear, actionable guidance and highlight the issues we are seeing most frequently in practice. Whether you are reviewing partnership arrangements, planning for future premises changes or navigating evolving tax and accounting requirements, this webinar will equip you with the insight you need.
Key benefits
- Gain up to date legal and accounting insight into the most common property challenges facing healthcare practices, helping you avoid costly mistakes
- Understand how current regulations, valuation issues, tax changes, and NHS Property Services developments directly affect partnership structures, borrowing capacity and long term planning
- Receive practical, actionable guidance from sector specialists to support confident decision making around premises ownership, leases, grants and partner transitions
About the speakers
Oliver Pool, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Oliver has been acting for GP practices since 2005 and has been involved in drawing up or amending well over 500 GP partnership deeds. He advises GP practices and helps with all aspects of the partnership relationship, from putting in place the GP partnership deed and advising on its terms to dealing with disputes between partners. He also routinely advises on GP mergers and the creation of super partnerships and other new structures for GP practices.
Adam Thompson, Director, Primary Care Surveyors
With over two decades of specialised experience in healthcare property, Adam founded Primary Care Surveyors with a clear vision: to provide GP practices and healthcare providers with expert property advice that truly understands their unique challenges. As a RICS-registered Chartered Surveyor, Adam has personally overseen hundreds of rent reviews, lease negotiations and property valuations for healthcare practices across the UK. His deep understanding of NHS property requirements and reimbursement systems has saved clients millions in unnecessary costs.
Session Chair: Sally Sidaway, Medical Director, Morris Crocker
Sally is a Medical Director at Morris Crocker specialist medical accountants, with over 26 years’ experience in acting for GPs and the wider medical client base. Sally has acted for a large number of GP practices of a range of size, type and structure, across the South of England. Sally regularly deals with the affairs of PCNs and client mergers, together with the tax aspects of clients' affairs, including exposure to NHS pension tax charges.
Healthcare Conference
14 May 2026, 9:30 - 16:30
The annual Healthcare Conference provides finance professionals working in this specialist area with expert insight and knowledge.
Healthcare Essentials
Acting for Doctors – update one
22 September 2026, 10:00 - 12:20
The first of two updates on the latest contractual and financial arrangements for accountants working with NHS doctors.
Acting for Doctors – update two
23 September 2026, 10:00 - 12:30
The second update of two, providing practical strategies to manage the complexities of the medical profession.
Acting for Doctors – NHS Pensions update
22 October 2026, 10:00 - 12:30
A pensions update for accountants acting for NHS doctors, including allowance tax issues, retirement flexibilities and key changes under the McCloud remedy.
What to look out for…
Q3 networking event
We are planning to host a networking event later in the year. Please keep an eye on your inbox for dates and topics.
Q4 webinar
We plan to finish the year with another webinar discussing one of the many important issues facing the Healthcare sector today.
Please note that the above are subject to change.
Interested in getting involved?
Are you a professional working in the healthcare sector? Shape the future of the profession by contributing your expertise to the ICAEW Healthcare Community advisory group.
If you feel this opportunity fits with you, then please contact Samuel Edwards (samuel.edwards@icaew.com) for further information. Please note that there are limited spaces available.
