United Kingdom: CMA investigation into private hospitals for failure to provide data on performance and patient outcomes
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Issued CMA warnings to private hospitals for failing to provide patient performance data and outcomes
On 12 April 2023, following an investigation into the private healthcare sector, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sent warning letters to two private hospitals, the Ulster Independent Clinic and the Fortius Clinic, for failing to provi…
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