Prof John Deanfield

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

 

Professor Deanfield provides medical advisory services for HCA's Portland Hospital and for HCA UK generally. For Portland Hospital, he provides advisory services regarding the management of congenital heart disease, including advising on compliance with national standards. He interacts with medical staff and the hospital leadership team to promote high quality care. He has also contributed to strategy, policies and innovation in the care of patients with heart disease of all ages. He supports and chairs MDT meetings in relation to paediatric admissions for Cardiothoracic and Thoracic admissions.

 

Professor Deanfield's work includes the creation and maintenance of protocols relating to cardiology and cardio-prevention for advanced screening. He has provided advice on the delivery of the paediatric cardiology programme, pathways of care, facilities, quality improvement, outcome monitoring and reports.

 

Professor Deanfield advises on initiatives to drive up clinical standards by providing professional advice on clinical governance matters and ensuring the adoption of these by cardiology colleagues. He provides professional advice to HCA leaders in the development of a unified cardiac, thoracic and paediatric department across HCA Healthcare.

 

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 was £62,000.

 

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.