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| NHS doctors told to declare income from private work | |
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| NHS doctors in England are to be made to declare their income from private work, under plans to boost transparency and avoid conflicts of interest | |
| NHS England chairman Sir Malcolm Grant, who led a review on the issue, told the Times the details should be published in a hospital register from April. | |
| Sir Malcolm denied it was an attempt to restrict private work by consultants. | Sir Malcolm denied it was an attempt to restrict private work by consultants. |
| Doctors said their contracts meant they had to offer extra time to the NHS before they could do private work. | |
| Under the proposals every hospital will have to publish a register of consultants' earnings from private work next year. | Under the proposals every hospital will have to publish a register of consultants' earnings from private work next year. |
| 'Under the radar' | 'Under the radar' |
| Sir Malcolm said: "It's not an attempt to curb private work by consultants. Let's just have some transparency here. Much of what goes on in these communities is almost under the radar." | Sir Malcolm said: "It's not an attempt to curb private work by consultants. Let's just have some transparency here. Much of what goes on in these communities is almost under the radar." |
| About half of England's 46,000 NHS consultants are believed to do private work, on top of average earnings of £112,000 a year. | About half of England's 46,000 NHS consultants are believed to do private work, on top of average earnings of £112,000 a year. |
| The review expressed concerns that some senior doctors may have been spending too much time seeing private patients while handing too much work to junior colleagues or even using NHS waiting lists to boost outside work. | The review expressed concerns that some senior doctors may have been spending too much time seeing private patients while handing too much work to junior colleagues or even using NHS waiting lists to boost outside work. |
| However, such a move could sour talks that the government is currently holding with the British Medical Association (BMA) about changing consultants' contracts, at a time when it is already in dispute with junior doctors. | However, such a move could sour talks that the government is currently holding with the British Medical Association (BMA) about changing consultants' contracts, at a time when it is already in dispute with junior doctors. |
| The BMA said consultants were dedicated professionals who in the vast majority of cases worked beyond their contractual hours, including at night and at weekends. | The BMA said consultants were dedicated professionals who in the vast majority of cases worked beyond their contractual hours, including at night and at weekends. |
| NHS England is responsible for the day-to-day running of the health service. | NHS England is responsible for the day-to-day running of the health service. |