Doctors would have to reveal the amount of money they earn from private work under new plans to improve transparency.
NHS England says that about half of hospital consultants are believed to undertake private work, risking conflicts of interests.
Sir Malcolm Grant, its chairman, told the Times that the extent of private work carried out had been “under the radar” for too long. “We are looking into something that is quite a touchy subject,” he said.
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