Newcastle upon Tyne 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 £25.00 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, discounts can be accessed by:

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

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.

Paid Advisory Roles

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

Dr Christopher Tiplady is paid £7,740 per annum for providing haematology advisory services to the hospital.
Dr Mumtaz Hayat is paid £4,000 per annum for providing endoscopy advisory services to the hospital.

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 specialities 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 Newcastle Hospital is Mr Trevor Dorkin.

Educational Grants

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne 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.

An Educational Grant has been awarded to 1 consultant at this hospital to date.

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.