Online Workshop: Safeguarding & How It Interacts With Employment Law

PLEASE NOTE this is for HPMA members only

This session is for those in People Profession roles

Summary: This session will explore the following topics:

• Thirlwall Inquiry
• Safeguarding adults
• Safeguarding children
• Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework
• Safeguarding responsibilities of HR professionals

Prework: None

Facilitator: Hill Dickinson LLP

Lee-Anne Crossman, Legal Director Health Employment Law

Lee-Anne advises both public and commercial sector clients on all aspects of employment law both contentious and non-contentious. Her specialism is advising the NHS as well as other bodies in the healthcare sector.

She has extensive experience in advising and representing clients in discrimination cases of all types, whistleblowing, TUPE, disciplinary and grievance processes, performance and absence management, termination of employment, restructuring and redundancy processes, drafting contracts (including executive contracts), staff handbooks and settlement agreements.

Lee-Anne regularly deals with complex and highly sensitive internal processes for healthcare sector clients such as removal of senior executives. She also provides advice and support in relation to, often contentious, issues involving medical staff and/or doctors in training, with potential regulatory implications.

Lee-Anne conducts her own advocacy for all case management and preliminary hearings as well as full hearings on occasion. She delivers training, workshops and legal advice surgeries for clients and until recently, had a monthly slot on local BBC radio addressing any employment related issues. She provides pragmatic advice with a view to resolving, and/or minimising, employment issues in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Lee-Anne understands healthcare and NHS clients’ needs, taking an empathetic and professional approach to their goals whilst setting realistic and achievable targets.

Rachel Kelly, Legal Director, Healthcare and Public Law

Rachel is a Legal Director in the Healthcare team. She advises NHS and public secotor clients on a wide variety of issues, with a particular focus on mental capacity and mental health law.

Rachel joined the firm in 2018. Prior to this, she worked within private client at a firm in Chester. Rachel qualified in 2016.

Rachel gives advice in all areas of Healthcare Law. She advises on a wide range of areas including deprivation of liberty, serious medical treatment, mental health law, inherent jurisdiction, inquests, and judicial reviews.

Rachel studied law at the University of Chester and completed her LPC at the college of law

in Chester.

Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025

Time: 10am-11am

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