A hospital trust has launched an investigation after patients of two senior consultants were referred to their private clinic for treatment, costing the NHS up to £1 million. The clinic began receiving the trust’s patients after opening in October 2013. They are facing an independent investigation after the Birmingham Mail reported that £1 million had been spent by the trust treating some of their NHS cancer patients at Worcestershire Bowel Clinic, a private company set up by the two consultants. Steve Pandey and Stephen Lake are clinical directors at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust. They were paid for through Waiting List…

Source: The Times July 23, 2016 01:18 UTC