BMA slams private treatment centres

2007-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

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Plans for privately run clinical assessment, treat and support (CATS) centres in England could jeopardise NHS finances, threaten medical posts, and create potential conflicts of interest, the British Medical Association says today. The warning comes in response to consultation on plans for up to 10 CATS centres in Cumbria and Lancashire that would see all GP referrals in six specialties.

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