Ramsay Brown and Partners LLP
With over 30 years of experience in supporting the medical community, Ramsay Brown’s partners are dedicated to enabling practitioners to serve their patients’ best interests, whilst securing their individual and practice’s financial futures. Click here to read the history of the Ramsay Brown name.
Laurence Slavin
Laurence is the senior partner at Ramsay Brown, having spent more than 30 years as a partner looking after clients’ interests with particular expertise in the healthcare sector.
He has looked after GP practices of all shapes and sizes, worked as an adviser to both the Department of Health and the BMA as well as an expert witness in cases involving disputes between GP partners.
He writes in the medical press on tax and financial issues affecting GPs and is the author of ‘How to Run a GP Practice’ published by Blackwell-Wiley. Laurence lectures in the UK and overseas on tax and finance in primary care. His clients value his clarity of thought and ability to explain complex issues succinctly. His integrity and honesty has built up a loyal following.
Laurence is an innovator, always looking at new opportunities, new ways of working, and new topics to learn. He pioneered the Ramsay Brown Cloud Accounting Ltd business which with Xero has enabled many clients to upgrade their accounting and be ready for Making Tax Digital. On a personal level, Laurence completed a part-time degree in Classics in 2015 after seven years. The ever-changing landscape in Primary care keeps his mind busy!
Laurence cares deeply about the environment and wildlife, he is a trustee of The Panton Trust that supports wildlife charities.
Katie Collin
Katie is the Client Services Partner at Ramsay Brown, ensuring that clients receive personal, trusted and innovative service. She has a particular focus on technical accounting and superannuation issues, and specialises in corporate issues within the medical sector.
She is currently a leading authority on financial matters surrounding Primary Care Networks and has presented on the key issues facing networks, including VAT, financial governance and liability management.
Katie has managed a large portfolio of a wide variety of clients, from fully listed international groups to owner-managed businesses. She has experience in many areas, including providing advice on technical accounting issues, regulatory requirements, restructuring and other ad-hoc projects, as well as researching and advising on technical aspects of accounting, audit and legislation requirements.
She also specialises in cloud accounting, and oversees the monthly and annual reporting for a number of clients. She works closely with many federations, attending board meetings and AGMs to provide detailed financial analysis, as well as ad-hoc advice and corporate matters.
Katie is the Vice Chair of the ICAEW Healthcare Advisory Group and was selected by the ICAEW as the leading accountant under 30 to represent the Institute internationally at One Young World in 2016.