Mr Tom Cecil
Transparency under the CMA Order 2014
All private healthcare operators are required under the Competition and Markets Authority Order 2014 (“The CMA Order”) to be transparent about the relationship between their doctor and the private healthcare operator. Therefore, prospective patients should be aware that (in addition to being permitted to consult with and to treat patients at our facilities) this doctor also has an advisory role with HCA UK and is paid by HCA UK for this advisory role. We describe the nature of the role below, and we indicate how much the doctor has been paid for performing the role since 1 January 2023
Together with Mr Brendan Moran and Mr Faheez Mohamed (trading as PMI Consultancy Ltd), Mr Cecil provides medical advisory services for HCA's The Wellington Hospital. In their role, they lead interactions with hospital medical staff and the hospital leadership team to assist the hospital by providing medical advice and promote high quality, safe and cost effective care.
They introduced the service to the hospital and advise on strategy, policies and decision making regarding peritoneal malignancy treatment and advises HCA to ensure that care provided within the facility is appropriate and efficient. They also advise on initiatives to drive clinical standards by providing professional advice on clinical governance matters and ensuring the adoption of those by colleagues in the gastroenterology area, including in Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs).
In addition, they work with consultant colleagues, and patients nationally and internationally to educate and advise on relevant clinical updates to treatments in peritoneal malignancy available in the facility. Furthermore, they advise on the accuracy of literature that may be published regarding relevant services. They also advise on how to make the patient referral smooth to reduce stress and anxiety for patients.
HCA UK is charged by doctors in return for their expertise and advice, including on how to operate safe hospital facilities delivering complex care. All services provided under this agreement are charged to HCA UK.In 2023 the total paid for these services to PMI Consultancy Ltd was £38,007.
If a doctor provides HCA UK with medical advisory services and also practises in the NHS, HCA UK requires that doctor to attest that he/she is not compromising his/her NHS commitments in so doing.