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In October 2014 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014, which requires private hospitals to publish certain information about their referring clinicians. Bupa Cromwell Hospital takes compliance with the Order seriously, and the required information is included below.

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Bupa Cromwell Hospital has a number of consulting rooms within the hospital premises, which are available to any referring clinician with Practice Privileges (PPs). We also provide access to secretarial services to those with PPs.

The charges for consulting rooms and secretarial services are listed below. Note that both are available by the half hour as well as the hour. See Table 1 below.

Bupa Cromwell Hospital also offers to collect professional fees on behalf of referring clinicians. This service is available to all clinicians with PPs at the Hospital at an administration fee of 4% of each patient professional fee charged + VAT.

Table 1 - Charges for Consulting Rooms and Secretarial Services

Consulting Rooms	Charge per hour	£25.00 plus VAT
	Charge per ½ hour	£12.50 plus VAT

Secretarial Services	Charge per hour	£16.67 plus VAT
	Charge per ½ hour	£8.34 plus VAT

The following are provided to referring clinicians with practising privileges at Bupa Cromwell Hospital:

We provide consultants with a range of services to ensure patient safety and clinical quality. These include access to a safe clinical environment, IT systems, Hospital policies & procedures (including Practice Privileges), mandatory training modules (eg safeguarding, competent staff), and a multidisciplinary team setup for all clinical areas. All equipment for consultants’ use is regularly maintained.
We also ensure the support of our Medical Advisory Board and Clinical Directors , and monitor the professional and clinical documentation to ensure this is in place via dedicated admin support. Scope of practice is also monitored and we offer a strong governance process with all incidents and complaints captured via the Datix system.
Consultants benefit from the support of our dedicated GP Liaison team (who promote consultants with the GP audience across London), and a Consultant Development Lead who monitors the support network for consultants, from ‘on-boarding’ to ongoing communication and aiding clinic development.
Tea, coffee, refreshments and stationery. Limited parking on a first-come, first-served basis
Administrative services to process appointment booking and patient admissions
General clinical services including room provision for Multidisciplinary Team meetings.
Marketing support, including speaking opportunities at GP events, print and online articles, inclusion in the hospital’s Consultant Directory

Corporate Hospitality Event	Date	Guests	Cost per person
Medical Advisory Board Christmas dinner	December 2017	22	£181
Medical Advisory Board Christmas gift	December 2017	9	£150
Consultant Christmas gifts	December 2017	55	£50
Christmas reception	December 2017	230	£165

Private hospitals are required to disclose the details of any referring clinicians who have a financial interest in the hospital’s facilities, including equipment used there. We confirm that no consultants have a financial interest in Bupa Cromwell Hospital’s facilities or equipment.

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Brian O'Connor	Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board Chairman of the Practice Privilege Governance Committee	£8,334 (Jan-Oct) £0 (Nov-Dec)
Summary Duties performed Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, co-ordinating advice and support to the Hospital Director of Bupa Cromwell Hospital by contributing to effective clinical governance and direction so ensuring that Bupa Cromwell Hospital provides the safest and highest quality of care to its patients. Serves on the Practice Privileges Governance Committee advising the Hospital Director of Bupa Cromwell Hospital on matters in relation to Consultants, Good Medical Practice and the Practice Privileges Policy.
Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Michael Anderson	Co-opted member of the Practice Privilege Governance Committee	£10,000
Summary Duties performed Serves on the Practice Privileges Governance Committee advising the Hospital Director of Bupa Cromwell Hospital on matters in relation to Consultants, Good Medical Practice and the Practice Privileges Policy.
Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Jamal S Karwan	Clinical Director	£15,000
Dr Michael Markiewicz	Clinical Director	£15,000
Mr David Peterson	Clinical Director	£15,000
Dr Brian O'Connor	Clinical Director	£12,500 J-O £0 N-D
Dr Nick Plowman	Clinical Director	£15,000
Professor Philip MacCarthy	Clinical Director	£15,000
Dr Michael King	Clinical Director	£15,000
Dr Umeer Waheed	Clinical Director	£15,000
Dr Christopher Walker	Clinical Director	£15,000
Summary Duties performed Clinical Directors provide advice and support to the Hospital Director of Bupa Cromwell Hospital by contributing to effective clinical governance and direction, so ensuring that Bupa Cromwell Hospital provides the safest and highest quality of care to its patients.

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr John Costello	Clinical Chair	£5,000
Dr Ra'ad A Shakir	Clinical Chair	£10,000
Professor Robert Leonard	Clinical Chair	£5,000
Mr Michael Dinneen	Clinical Chair	£10,000
Dr Charles Lowdell	Clinical Chair	£7,500
Mr Fausto Palazzo	Clinical Chair	£7,500
Mr Domenico Valenti	Clinical Chair	£10,000
Dr Iqbal Malik	Clinical Chair	£10,000
Mr Ahmed R Ahmed	Clinical Chair	£10,000
Summary Duties performed Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) Clinical Chair coordinates clinical advice from the MDT to ensure the safest and highest quality of care for patients at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital.
Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Brian O'Connor	Business Chair	£3750 (Jan-Oct) £0 (Nov-Dec)
Mr David Peterson	Business Chair	£2,500
Dr Michael Markiewicz	Business Chair	£5,000
Mr John Watkinson	Business Chair	£5,833
Professor Hashim Ahmed	Business Chair	£4,583
Dr Andrew Palmer	Business Chair	£5,000
Professor Philip MacCarthy	Business Chair	£5,000
Summary Duties performed Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) Business Chair coordinates business advice from the MDT to ensure an effective business in delivering safest and highest quality of care for patients at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital.

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Professor Christer Lindquist	Co-Director	£104,520
Professor Bodo Lippitz	Co-Director	£40,611
Summary Duties performed To develop and lead an internationally recognised centre in the delivery of Gamma Knife Radio surgery. Participate in the Multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical audits and outcomes.

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Jonathan Cousins	Appraiser	£5,350
Dr Charles Lowdell	Appraiser	£5,600
Dr Brian O'Connor	Appraiser	£1,600
Mr David Peterson	Appraiser	£1,600
Dr Michael Markievicz	Appraiser	£3,200
Mr Ian Holloway	Appraiser	£4,800
Summary Duties performed To appraise consultants whose responsible organisation is Bupa Cromwell Hospital.

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr John Costello	Drug & Therapeutic	£5,000
Summary Duties performed Drugs & Therapeutic Clinical Chair coordinates clinical advice from the D & T committee to ensure the safest and highest quality of care for patients at Bupa Cromwell Hospital.
Name of Referring Clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Brian O'Connor	INR	£4,167 (Jan-Oct) £0 (Nov-Dec)
Summary Duties performed INR Clinical Lead coordinates clinical advice from the INR Service to ensure the safest and highest quality of care for patients at Bupa Cromwell Hospital.
Name of Referring Clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Mr Giles Davies	Rapid Access Breast Services	£12,000
Summary Duties performed Providing assistance with advice and support for Rapid Access Breast Services at Bupa Cromwell Hospital
Name of Referring Clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Nick Linton	Review of ECG Reporting Service	£4,000
Summary Duties performed Providing assistance with advice and support for the Review of the ECG Reporting Service at Bupa Cromwell Hospital
Name of Referring Clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr David Feuer	Palliative Care Consultant	£15,000
Summary Duties performed Providing assistance with advice and support for EOLC (end of life care) for Bupa Cromwell Hospital patients

Name of referring clinician	Role	Payments made 2017
Dr Christopher Walker	On Call	£800
Dr Marco Scaramuzzi	On Call	£3,100
Dr Imran Mohammad	On Call	£6,500
Dr Hanif Meeran	On Call	£1,000
Dr Clare O'Connor	On Call	£300
Dr Francesca Rubulotta	On Call	£15,200
Dr Jonathan Byrne	On Call	£6,600
Professor Philip MacCarthy	On Call	£3,300
Dr Narbeh Melikian	On Call	£4,400
Dr Iqbal Malik	On Call	£2,200
Dr Asif Qasim	On Call	£7,200
Dr Piers Clifford	On Call	£1,300
Dr Rodney Foale	On Call	£2,400
Dr Raffi Kaprielian	On Call	£9,000
Dr Brian O'Connor	On Call	£1,200 (Jan-Oct)
Dr John Costello	On Call	£5,500
Dr Anne Mier	On Call	£4,000
Dr Suveer Singh	On Call	£5,100
Dr Nida Chammas	On Call	£5,600
Dr Michael Markiewicz	On Call	£2,500
Dr Sophie Rosseneu	On Call	£6,750
Dr Wathik Alsaud	On Call	£2,350
Dr John P O'Connell	On Call	£800
Dr Ajay Desai	On Call	£2,850
Dr Akash Deep	On Call	£6,100
Dr Charles Stewart	On Call	£2,200
Dr Nagi Barakat	On Call	£7,300
Dr Yiannis Ioannou	On Call	£3,450
Dr Andrew Palmer	On Call	£27,400
Mr Jack Galliford	On Call	£9,100
Mr Ahmed R Ahmed	On Call	£2,400
Mr Amin Haji	On Call	£4,800
Professor Nadey Hakim	On Call	£4,000
Mr Bijendra Patel	On Call	£2,200
Dr Wayel Jassem	On Call	£500
Mr Evangelos Efthimiou	On Call	£4,800
Summary Duties performed To provide emergency advice and treatment as applicable to patients referred to, or in Bupa Cromwell Hospital.

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