Doctors in the dock: Scandal of GPs who get cash from healthcare firms for patient referrals

Doctors in the dock: Scandal of GPs who get cash from healthcare firms for patient referrals The financial interests of all UK doctors should be made public, the country’s leading medical journal has said, after an investigation revealed incentives, often worth tens of thousands of pounds, have been offered to doctors by private healthcare companies in exchange for referring patients to their hospitals. The Independent

See also:

• The truth about cash for referrals The BMJ
• The General Medical Council and doctors' financial interests (editorial) The BMJ
• Private hospital chains offered doctors £100,000 for patient referrals The Daily Telegraph