Cheltenham Hospital Competition & Markets Authority Declaration

In accordance with the requirements of the Competition & Markets Authority Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 (the Order) the details of services offered by the hospital to our consultant partners are detailed below.

Consulting rooms are made available to referring clinicians or those that hold practising privileges at the hospital at a rate of £27.00 per hour or part thereof, which represents a fair market rate. Consulting rooms are made available on a non-discriminatory basis and on equivalent terms in accordance with the Order.

Discounts are made available for all consulting room users, a discounted rate of £17.50 can be accessed by:

• Agreeing to prompt payment terms for the settlement of invoices

Both discounts are available to all consultants and can be combined to make a 40% discount in the aggregate.

Accommodation for consultants’ medical secretarial staff is also made available at this hospital at a rental rate of £407.25 per month, which represents a fair market rate. Such accommodation is provided on a non-discriminatory basis and on equivalent terms in accordance with the Order.

Hot desks are also made available at the hospital at a rate of £2.51 plus VAT per hour or part thereof, which represents a fair market rate. Hot desks are made available at a non-discriminatory basis and on equivalent terms in accordance with the Order.

Medical secretarial services are made available to our consultant partners at a rate of £18.40 plus VAT per hour, which represents a fair market rate. Medical secretarial services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis and on equivalent terms in accordance with the Order.

Corporate hospitality

All consultants are invited to attend an Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is hosted offsite and food and drinks are provided. The total cost of the event in 2018 was £1,944.

Nuffield Health hosted consultants at the Gloucester Rugby Club at the cost of £210+VAT per person.

National Advisory Roles

The National Medical Advisory Group (NMAG) was established in June 2020 and supports the development of Nuffield Health’s strategy and policies, providing advice on clinical best practice, new technology and procedures and also giving specialty-specific expert advice.

The NMAG is constituted by consultants representing different specialties across Nuffield Health Hospitals. Members are invited to join the NMAG by Wouter Van den Brande, Medical Effectiveness & Innovation Director. Where advisory services are requested from and provided to Nuffield Health by NMAG consultant members, they are paid at a rate of £350 per hour.

Nuffield Health have a bank of consultants who act as expert professional case reviewers, also known as ‘medical reviewers’, who provide ad hoc medical advice to Nuffield Health and review patient pathways and care. Medical reviewers are paid a rate of £350 per hour for carrying out case reviews and providing advice to Nuffield Health.

Paid Advisory Roles

• Dr John Boyes, Microbiologist, is paid £9,000 per annum for acting as infection prevention adviser to the hospital.
• Dr R Lush, Haematologist, is paid £5,250 per annum for providing advisory services relating to haematological issues and blood transfusion advice to Nuffield Health hospitals in Cheltenham and Bristol.
• Dr A Rye, Haematologist, is paid £5,250 per annum for providing advisory services relating to haematological issues and blood transfusion advice to Nuffield Health hospitals in Cheltenham and Bristol
• Dr Kok-Swee Gan, is paid £5,100 for providing clinical biochemistry advisory services to the Nuffield Health hospitals in Cheltenham and Bristol.

Low Value Services
Low value services provided to our Consultant partners at this hospital include:

• Discounted gym membership
• Free parking (subject to availability)
• General corporate hospitality
• General hospital marketing activity
• General services provided to ensure clinical safety
• In-house training
• Insurance or indemnity cover in respect of the treatment of national health service patients
• Mandatory training
• Mini-consultations at patient information events
• Operational services such as patient admission, administrative services and billing
• Patient notes archiving
• Stationery and printing facilities
• Subsidised meals
• Tea, coffee and other soft beverages

Further useful outcome statistics for this hospital can be seen on the Private Healthcare Information Network website at www.phin.org.uk

Nuffield - Consultant Data Processing Agreement

The Data Processing Agreement governing the processing of any personal data in connection with the provision of administrative support services and/or medical records storage by the Hospital for consultants can be accessed here.