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| NHS doctors told to declare income from private work | 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 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Within the review concerns were raised 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. | |
| BBC health editor Hugh Pym said it was going to be a "big move" at a "sensitive time". | |
| "Consultants take the view that they do the work they are contracted to do by the NHS and what they do beyond that has always been a matter for them." | |
| But he said the view from NHS England was "have it published and then everyone can take a view of whether the NHS is getting what it should expect from consultants". | |
| He added that there had also been moves to get doctors to declare any income they might earn from drug companies. | |
| However, such moves could sour talks 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. |