Potential Conflicts of Interest

As you are probably aware the NHS is changing and GP’s and Patients are being encouraged to work together to redesign services and pathways to allow more cost effective care, closer to home.

This brief note is to ensure you are clear that this has produced a potential conflict of interest where The Partnership sometimes needs to take on the role of both referrer and provider.  As a result they have a commercial interest in the provision of such services.

Currently the practice is involved with local services for Cataracts, Ophthalmology, Ear Nose and Throat, Trauma and Orthopaedic Hand/Wrist clinic and Physiotherapy.

Patients should be aware that all consultation and referrals will be prioritised in their best interests; including any discussion around choice of providers. Any financial interest there may be in an organisation providing healthcare will not influence the way our GPs prescribe, treat or refer.

The practice keeps a register, recording a declaration of any financial interests in provider organisations and services. This register is available for inspection by the general public. Please contact the management team either in person at the surgery or by emailing [email protected]