Leicester 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 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 £11.55 per 30 minutes, 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.


Medical secretarial services are made available to our consultant partners at a rate of £16.70 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 £44 per head.

Leicester Nuffield Health hosted one consultant at the Leicester Togers V Saracens premiership rugby match at the cost of £50 +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. 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.

Paid Advisory Roles


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

  • Dr Marcus Wood - Anaesthetist and Pre-Assessment Support - £700 per session
  • Dr Imran Ansari - Cardiologist and Pre-Assessment support - £75 per investigation
  • Dr Bijou Simon - Geriatrician and Inpatient support - £250 per session
Educational Grants

Nuffield Health Leicester 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 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.

As part of our commitment to transparency, we disclose financial interests and equipment usage within our hospital. Below is a breakdown of consultants with financial interests in specific medical equipment used in our facility.

Shockwave Machine
Mr Jitendra Mangwani and Mr Ashwin Kulkarni own the Shockwave Machine used in Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital.

We have a service agreement with the consultants; they get 40% of the revenue, and Nuffield Health get 60%. This is then reviewed and invoiced for the consultants. Any patients they refer, they always expressthat  they have ownership of the machine.