CMA compliance

The services provided at Spire Norwich Hospital to referring clinicians and the amounts charged by Spire Healthcare for those services are set out below:

• Use of consulting rooms: £17.01 per hour
• Medical secretarial services: £24.52 per hour

The following “low-value” services are also provided to referring clinicians with practising privileges at this hospital: 

• General services to ensure clinical safety (eg in-house training, chaperones)
• Operational services such as patient bookings/admissions (including online booking and payment for consultations), access to a virtual consultation solution, administrative services and billing, and insurance/indemnity cover in respect of NHS patients
• General marketing support, including production of consultant directories, promotional activities, web profiles etc
• Basic workplace amenities such as teas/coffees/refreshments, subsidised meals, car parking, stationery

Spire Healthcare group Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) Chairs conferences

Spire Healthcare group Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) Chairs conferences are held twice a year, focusing on clinical safety and governance issues. MAC Chairs from all of Spire Healthcare’s hospitals are invited to attend, with their partners, and are joined by members of Spire Healthcare’s senior management.

• In 2021, conferences were held virtually via Zoom as well as face to face in Aylesbury. The total cost of the events in 2021 was approximately £2,120 and £19,300 respectively. 
• In 2022, the conferences were held in May at our head office in London and in November at Oulton Hall, Leeds. The total cost of the events in 2022 were approximately £6,463 and £20,338 respectively.
• In 2023, the conferences were held in June at M Restaurant in London and in November at The Midland Hotel, Manchester. The total cost of the events in 2023 were approximately £2,931 and £20,389 respectively.
• In 2024, the conferences were held in May at our head office in London and in November at The Midland Hotel, Manchester. The total cost of the events in 2024 were approximately £1,674 and £22,800 respectively.
• In 2025, the conferences were held in May at our head office in London and in November at The Met Hotel, Leeds. The total cost of the events in 2025 were approximately £947.95 and £18,020.90 respectively.

Corporate hospitality events

Corporate hospitality events held by the hospital at no charge to referring clinicians are set out below, together with the cost of providing such events:

• 7 July 2019 - Consultant and GP memorial cricket event: £20 per head
• 18 July 2019 - Consultant and GP T20 cricket event £70 per head
• August-May 2019 - Consultant and GP football tickets: £75 per head
• 12 December 2019 - Consultant and GP rugby event: £90 per head
• January 2022 to December 2022 Consultant and GP football tickets: £150 per head
• Consultant specialty meetings and dinner x 7 consultants: £46 per head
• January 2023 to December 2023 Consultant and GP football tickets: £150 per head
• 19 January 2023 Hospital Director dinner with 1 x Orthopaedic Consultant: £35 per head
• 25 January 2023 Hospital Director dinner with 1 x Consultant and 2 x Theatre Team Leads: £34 per head
• 19 April 2023 Hospital Director dinner with 2 x Consultant MAC representatives: £43 per head
• 25 June 2023 Consultant and GP memorial cricket event x 100 guests: £46.80 per head
• 1 August 2023 New consultants meeting and dinner x 5 consultants: £27 per head
• 5 October 2023 Hospital Director dinner with 1 x Consultant: £44 per head
• 8 November 2023 - AGM Consultants x 30: £28 per head
• 21 November 2023 - Consultant specialty meeting and dinner x 15 consultants: £56 per head
• 6 December 2023 - MAC Christmas dinner consultants x 12: £218.72 per head
• 1 January 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 6 January 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 20 January 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 3 February 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 7 February 2024 Hub Hospital Director meeting and dinner with 1 x Consultant, 1 x NHS colleague and 1 x Spire colleague: £51.73 per head
• 13 February 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 16 February 2024 Hub Hospital Director meeting and dinner with 1 x MAC Chair Consultant and 1 x Spire clinical colleague: £65 per head
• 17 February 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 23 February 2024 - Hub Hospital Director meeting and dinner with 2 x Consultants (ENT/Gastro): £68 per head
• 2 March 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 9 March 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 29 March 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 6 April 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £240 per head x 7 consultants
• 6 April 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 20 April 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 27 April 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £167 per head x 2 consultants
• 17 August 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 24 August 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 26 October 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 6 November 2024 - AGM 53 attendees: 39 x Consultants and 14 x staff: £78.31 per head
• 9 November 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 26 November 2024 – Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 30 November 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 14 December 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 26 December 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 1 consultant
• 29 December 2024 - Consultant football tickets: £80 per head x 1 consultant
• 4 January 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 11 January 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 25 January 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 29 January 2025 - MAC dinner for 14 attendees (10 x consultants and 4 x staff) £92 per head
• 8 February 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 11 February 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 22 February 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 7 March 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 11 March 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 29 March 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 8 April 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 1 consultant
• 9 April 2025 - Orthopaedic meeting consultant dinner: 14 x consultants and 5 x staff at £99 per head
• 18 April 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £160 per head x 2 consultants
• 9 August 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 23 August 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 20 September 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 18 October 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 1 November 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 8 November 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 12 November 2025 - AGM 50 attendees: 37 x Consultants and 13 x staff: £32.86 per head
• 26 November 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 13 December 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 26 December 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 29 December 2025 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 1 consultant
• 4 January 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 26 January 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 7 February 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 21 February 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 1 consultant
• 25 February 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 11 March 2026 - MAC dinner for 11 consultant attendees @ £74.00 per head
• 11 March 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 14 March 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 3 April 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 1 consultant
• 11 April 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants
• 21 April 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 1 consultant
• 25 April 2026 - Consultant football tickets: £174 per head x 2 consultants

Private hospital operators are required to disclose details of referring clinicians practising at their facilities, who have a share or financial interest in those facilities or any equipment used there. Some clinicians may own shares in Spire Healthcare Group plc, which were acquired either at the admission price or through trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Where a referring clinician has an individual web page profile on this hospital website, relevant shares and/or financial interests are disclosed there. For referring clinicians who do not have an individual profile, their shares and/or financial interests are shown below.

Private hospital operators are required to disclose details of certain paid services provided by referring clinicians to private hospitals operators in addition to exercising practising privileges at that hospital. This information can be found on the referring clinician’s individual web page profile on this hospital website.

From 1 October 2025 Mr Andrew Cook is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Norwich Hospital (previously Mr Adrian Chojnowski until 30 September 2025). Their role is to provide senior professional advice to the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services in order to support effective medical governance and oversight. They are paid £14,000 per annum for this role and are also entitled to receive the following fees for the provision of additional ad hoc services: (i) £750 for chairing a Professional Review Committee; (ii) £200 per hour for attendance at regulatory or other national body meeting (capped at £500); (iii) £500 for each annual medical appraisal undertaken for a doctor designating to Spire for the purposes of revalidation; and (iv) £200 per hour for the preparation of an independent report (up to a maximum of £500 per report unless otherwise agreed due to complexity) upon request by the Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer.