Monday 29 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6542
Date Request Received: 01/04/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 05/05/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Histopathology reporting suppliers and conflicts of interest
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: How many histopathology consultants had a substantive contract with the authority as at 28th February 2022. | |
| Answer To Question 1: <5 | |
| Question Number 2: During the period 1st April 2021 to 28th February 2022, how much did the authority spend, in addition to the salaries of substantive consultants, on the reporting of histopathology cases, within the following categories of spend: a) Payments for locum histopathologists b) Additional payments to substantive histopathologists employed by the authority for work in addition to their contracted programmed activities (PAs) c) Payments to companies who provide a histopathology reporting service | |
| Answer To Question 2: a) £64k b) £63k c) £317k | |
| Question Number 3: During the period 1st April 2021 to 28th February 2022, how much did the authority spend with each of the following suppliers for the reporting of histopathology cases: a) Unilabs b) Source Bioscience c) Backlogs (HCA Laboratories) d) LD Path e) Cellular Pathology Services f) Digital Pathology Partners g) Pathognomics h) Synlab i) The Doctors Laboratory | |
| Answer To Question 3: b) Source Bioscience £317k all others - £Nil | |
| Question Number 4: How do the authority manage the potential conflict of interest which arises when substantive histopathology consultants employed by the authority are involved in purchasing reporting services from the above mentioned suppliers, and are also paid by these suppliers to provide reporting services outside their contracted NHS hours. For example, company X suggests to consultant Y, employed by Trust Z, that if consultant Y gives company X a contract to provide reporting services to Trust Z, that company X may employ consultant Y to undertake reporting work through company X for Trusts A, B, C. Please indicate which of the following apply: a) The Authority doesn’t recognise this as a risk. b) The authority recognises this as a risk, but doesn’t take steps to manage this risk. c) The authority recognises this as a risk and requires all substantive consultants to declare any conflicts of interest. d) The authority recognises this as a risk and requires all substantive consultants to declare any conflicts of interest, and requires these consultants to disclose the source of all income in addition to their NHS salary. e) The authority recognises this as a risk and requires all substantive consultants to declare any conflicts of interest. f) The authority recognises this as a risk, and takes other steps to manage this risk – please explain. | |
| Answer To Question 4: d) The authority recognises this as a risk and requires all substantive consultants to declare any conflicts of interest, and requires these consultants to disclose the source of all income in addition to their NHS salary. Response confirmed with Corporate Governance as in line with our Conflicts of Interest policy | |
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