Andrew Rowland

Capsticks

When asked what overriding emotion he would use to describe the past 12 months, Andrew Rowland’s answer is simple: “Pride.”

As the head of NHS Healthcare at Capsticks, Rowland and his 200-strong team of healthcare lawyers have been at the forefront of a large chunk of Covid-19-related legal work since March. The list of examples is long but some of the highlights include advising on the launch of testing and vaccination sites, helping to staff the Nightingale hospitals and ensuring that NHS employees are wearing the right PPE equipment.

For healthcare lawyers everywhere, it has been the most extraordinary year and one that has shone the spotlight on Rowland’s team more than ever before. His role has demanded a cool head in guiding each of the firm’s NHS divisions through the crisis, greasing the wheels for his lawyers to act efficiently in urgent situations.

Hopefully, a crisis of this size will never emerge again for the NHS; however, should it do so, one can only hope Andrew Rowland & co are there to help.