Mr Paul Ellis

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 Ellis provides medical advisory services to HCA. In his role, Professor Ellis leads interactions with hospital medical staff and the hospital leadership team to assist by providing medical advice and promoting high quality, cost effective care.

He contributes to the strategy, policies and decision making regarding oncology treatments and advises HCA to ensure that care provided within our facilities is appropriate and efficient. In his role, Professor Ellis 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 oncology area.

All services provided under this agreement are charged to HCA. In 2023 the total paid for these services was £146,520.

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.