The merger is expected to create the largest private supplier of GP services in the UK, with 58 practices covering half a million patients. Operose Health, a UK subsidiary of Centene, has recently taken over the privately owned AT Medics, which was set up in 2004 by six NHS GPs and runs 37 GP practices across 49 sites in London. The approval was granted by the North Central London clinical commissioning group (NCL CCG), a local NHS body that purchases health services from GPs, hospitals and others using taxpayer funds. As a provider of NHS services, care remains free at the point of delivery. “We followed a robust process to confirm that the transfer would not affect our patients, which included being assured regarding patient data protection.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 14:32 UTC