How we work with our doctors (CMA)

In October 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) published the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 (the “Order”) following its investigation into the private healthcare industry.  The Order imposed requirements on private hospital operators to disclose certain information in relation to referring clinicians (as defined by the Order) for the benefit of patients. The information provided by Aspen Healthcare below is required by the Order.

At Aspen Healthcare we work with our doctors to ensure they can focus on high quality patient care. In keeping with one of Aspen Healthcare’s core values ‘Investing in Excellence’ we supply in depth training and development for all of our staff.

Parkside Hospital provides the following services to Consultants and/or Referring Clinicians:

Low-Value Services

General Services

• Provided to ensure clinical safety, including in-house training such as Basic Life Support training
• Operational services to ensure a smooth patient pathway as part of normal business such as patient admission, administrative and billing
• Insurance and indemnity cover in respect of the treatment of National Health Service (NHS) patient
• Secure data storage and IT support for computer and mobile devices to ensure the security of patient data

?Basic Workplace Amenities

• Including tea and coffee
• Subsidised meals on-site to the extent that they are available to staff and persons working at the facility generally
• Stationary to the extent that they are available to staff and persons working at the facility generally
• Mail and post-room services to the extent that they are available to staff and persons working at the facility generally

General Marketing & Promotional Services to be able to operate a Commercial Business, Including but not limited to

• Production of consultant directories including website profiles
• Production of facility branded business cards and correspondence material
• Production of marketing material and literature, including GP and direct to patient mailers
• Production of advertisements and media placements to promote the services of the business
• GP educational events with a consultant speaker
• Promotional items including branded post-it notes, pens, mouse mats etc.

General Corporate Hospitality, Proportionate and Reasonable to the Nature of the Business Including:

Clinician Advisory Services

Aspen works closely with a range of clinical advisors in the following specialities: breast surgery, cancer care, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, general medicine, haematology, hepato-pancreatic-biliary, intensive care, interventional radiology, orthopaedics, obstetrics, respiratory medicine, rheumatology and urology.

Consultant doctors charge Aspen an hourly rate in return for their knowledge and advisory services to support Aspen operationally in maintaining first-rate hospital facilities. These hourly rates are calculated on the amount that those consultants earn in the independent sector for their clinical work.

The majority of doctors who provide advisory services to Aspen also have practicing privileges to treat patients in our facilities, but are under absolutely no obligation to do so. They are free to treat patients at any other private facility as opposed to Aspen’s facilities in compliance with the Bribery Act, GMC guidance and the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014.

Across the Aspen Group clinical advisers share best practice. At Parkside Hospital the lead clinical advisers are:

• Dr. Simon Stern
• Dr. Zaid Abboudi
• Dr. Berge Azadian
• Wimbledon Clinics

Services and Charges

The information disclosed on this page in accordance with the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 is true and accurate to the best of Aspen Healthcare’s knowledge and belief.