Climbdown on NHS conflict of interest rules as doctors told they will not have to declare private earnings

Climbdown on NHS conflict of interest rules as doctors told they will not have to declare private earnings Doctors will not have to declare their private earnings, health officials have ruled, in a climbdown on NHS conflict of interest rules.

Health officials were considering requiring every health service doctor to set out details of all earnings from private work.

But today the board of NHS England agreed that medics will simply have to say when and where they take on such duties - and not on how much they earn from them.

The new rules on conflicts of interest also mean all gifts over £50 have to be declared. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Managing Conflicts of Interest in theNHS: Guidance for staff and organisations NHS England
• NHS England publish new guidelines on tackling conflicts of interest NHS England
• Consultants won’t have to reveal pay for private work The Daily Mail