HMG guidelines should not allow a GP fund holder to refer patients to private healthcare providers in which he/she have financial interests in.

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HMG guidelines should not allow a GP fund holder to refer patients to private healthcare providers in which he/she have financial interests in.

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Otherwise GP budget holders may be accused of conflicts of interests when deciding to refer their patients to a private healthcare company it which they happen to have financial interests in. HMG buying services (like catering, cleaning, IT, healthcare) from private companies should need careful audit & monitoring for value. Private enterprises usually need good profits for their owners, directors and shareholders. Therefore sometimes, effective management by experienced professionals employed in-house by the government can be cheaper & more effective. This is also have the effect of retaining experienced expertise in-house. Take an analogy of a private company being given an open cheque by a customer to run a forest, develop an IT system or repair a car. If not properly supervised expertly by the customer, this may result in creative accounting by the private company for services rendered, performing further expensive unnecessary work. Therefore proper checks & audits are required.

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