Glasgow 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.

The consulting room will be made available at the rate of £25 per hour. This is irrespective of the number of patients booked in, it is charged by the length of time the room is booked

The hospital will continue to invoice you quarterly in arrears. If you wish you can provide credit/debit card details and authorise the Hospital to collect such sums via a quarterly direct debit. If you do so, you will be eligible for a 20% prompt payment discount. This will further reduce the room rate to £20 per hour.

Discounts are made available for all consulting room users, discounts can be accessed by:

Agreeing to prompt payment terms for the settlement of invoices (-20%)

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

Medical secretarial services are made available to our consultant partners at a rate of £28.00 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 cost of the event is £50 per head.

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

To support delivery of clinical services in the hospital, the following consultants hold a paid advisory role for Nuffield Health Glasgow hospital:

Mr Simon Gibson, Consultant General Surgeon, for paid advisory services in relation to endoscopy. The endoscopy advisor can be paid up to £100 per hour for up to 40 hours per annum.

Educational Grants

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital is proud to support medical professionals in their pursuit of continuing professional education. The Hospital’s Medical Society approves grants, made from Nuffield Health resources, in order to advance and ensure clinical safety through consultant attendance at relevant educational conferences and events.

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.