CMA | HMT St Hugh's Hospital

CMA Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order (2014)

In 2014, following a review of private healthcare practices in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its findings. The relevant Order came into law in April 2015. The Order required private hospital operators to disclose specific information relating to the doctors who work within their facilities. Below is the relevant information that HMT is required to publish, as outlined in the Order.

High Value Services provided by HMT

When seeing their own private patients, our doctors are charged £24 per hour for the use of consulting rooms at HMT Hospitals. Consulting rooms are made available on a first come first served basis, with no individual prioritisation.

Low Value Services provided by HMT

The following services are provided to doctors when consulting or treating their own private patients at HMT Hospitals. These services are provided free of charge:

Clinical Support Services

Chaperone Support, Operational Support (such as patient administration services).

Provision of Workplace Amenities

Stationery and refreshments to the same extent that are made available to our employed staff.

Marketing

We publish profiles of our doctors in both digital and paper formats as part of HMT’s marketing programme.

Equity Participation Schemes

HMT does not operate Equity Participation Schemes with any doctor using its facilities.

Corporate Hospitality Events for Referring Clinicians

HMT does not host or contribute to corporate events specifically for clinicians who refer their own private patients for consultation or treatment at our facilities.

Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)

As required by the CMA Order, HMT submits patient outcome data to the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), the nominated Information Organisation (IO). For further information on PHIN please refer to its website here.