Find out how Practice Plus Group complies with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order and the information we provide to support informed patient choices.
At Practice Plus Group, we are committed to providing patients with clear, transparent information about the consultants who provide care across our hospitals and the services we offer to support them. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 sets out requirements for private healthcare providers to disclose certain information relating to referring clinicians, services provided, and any relevant financial interests. The information below explains how we comply with these requirements and provides details about our consultant relationships, support services, and governance arrangements.
In October 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) published the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 (the “Order”) following its investigation into the private healthcare industry. The Order imposed requirements on private hospital operators to disclose certain information in relation to referring clinicians (as defined by the Order) for the benefit of patients. Full details about the investigation and the Order can be found on the www.gov.uk/cma-cases/private-healthcare-market-investigation. The information provided by Practice Plus Group below is required by the Order.
We work with consultants under two models:
Employed consultants – Some of our consultants are directly employed by Practice Plus Group. These consultants:
Consultants with practicing privileges – We also work with independent consultants who are granted practicing privileges.
Consultants with practicing privileges (also referred to as referring clinicians):
The services provided at Practice Plus Group to referring clinicians and the amounts charged for those services are set out below:
The following services are also provided to referring clinicians with practising privileges at Practice Plus Group:
Private hospital operators are required to disclose details of referring clinicians practising at their facilities, who benefit from corporate hospitality. Practice Plus Group does not have any referring clinicians that benefit in their facilities.
Private hospital operators are required to disclose details of referring clinicians practising at their facilities, who have a share or financial interest in those facilities or any equipment used there. Practice Plus Group does not have any referring clinicians with a financial interest in their facilities.
Private hospital operators are required to disclose details of certain paid services provided by referring clinicians to private hospitals operators in addition to exercising practising privileges at that hospital. Practice Plus Group does not have any referring clinicians with advisory services.
At Practice Plus Group, we are committed to maintaining high standards of clinical governance, transparency and patient choice. We regularly review our processes to ensure we continue to meet our regulatory obligations and provide patients with the information they need when choosing where and from whom they receive their care.
