Warwickshire 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 £26.67 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, discounts can be accessed by:

Agreeing to prompt payment terms for the settlement of invoices (-20%)
Advance payment of quarterly consulting room requirements (-20%)

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 £250.00 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 £1.59 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 £15.00 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.

The medical reviewer for Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital is Mr Vinod Menon.

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

Dr S Wijeratne is paid £12,000 per annum for providing biochemistry advice to the hospital.
Val Gilbertson-Ross is paid £11,550 per annum for providing bio-medical advisory services to the hospital.
Mr J Francombe is paid £8,000 per annum for providing consultancy advice for endoscopy services to the hospital.
Professor R Powell is paid £7,500 per annum for providing immunology services to the hospital.
Dr H Qureshi is paid £12,000 per annum for providing Haematology and Blood Transfusion advisory services to the hospital and is paid £10,000 as National BT Lead for Nuffield.
Dr Thekli Gee is paid £10,000 per annum for providing microbiology advisory services to the hospital.

Share in Equipment

Mr S Pagliarini has the following interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital:

Heidelberg Retinal Angiograph (HRA) to carry out Scanning Laser Ophthalmosocopy imaging inclusive of fundus autofluorescence and retinal angiography. This is owned by Mr Pagliarini who set it up to provide to all Consultant Ophthalmologists at Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital a facility that yields superior and very high standard multimodality retinal imaging that it is seldom available in the private sector.

Educational Grants

Nuffield Health Warwickshire 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