Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital Competition & Markets Authority declaration

Hospital services provided for consultants

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 site to our consultant partners are detailed below.

Consulting rooms are made available to referring clinicians or those that hold practising privileges at the site at a rate of £30 per hour or £24 per hour to those signed up to our direct debit scheme. 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.


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 for the event is £100 per head.

The Medical Advisory Committee are invited to attend an annual dinner in recognition of their contribution to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital The cost of the event is £150 per head and all MAC members are invited to attend.


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.


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.

We do not currently have any consultants holding this national role at Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Paid Advisory Roles

To support delivery of clinical services in the site, the following consultants hold a paid advisory role for Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital:
  • Dr Martin Lees
  • Dr Patrick Wilson

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

  • Discounted gym membership
  • General corporate hospitality
  • General site marketing activity
  • General services provided to ensure clinical safety
  • In-house training
  • 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 site 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 site for consultants can be accessed here.