Mr Mario Petrou

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

Mr Petrou provides medical advisory services for HCA, particularly The Harley Street Clinic. In this role, Mr Petrou leads interactions with hospital medical staff and the hospital leadership team to assist the hospital by providing medical advice and promote high quality, cost effective care in the adult heart surgical specialism.

He contributes to the strategy, policies and decision making regarding adult heart surgical service and advises HCA to ensure that care provided within the facility is appropriate and efficient. In his role, Mr Petrou advises on initiatives to drive clinical standards by providing professional advice on clinical governance matters and ensuring the adoption of those by colleagues in the adult heart surgical service area. He assists the division on the development of a unified cardiovascular and thoracic provision across HCA sites.

This doctor provides expertise and advice to HCA, including on how to operate safe hospital facilities delivering complex care. In 2023 the total paid for these services was £57,600.