Exclusive: Hinchingbrooke backtracks on controversial £50 referrals offer

Hinchingbrooke

Source: Alamy

The NHS hospital run by private provider Circle has been forced to withdraw an offer to pay local GPs a £50 ‘administrative fee’ for surgery referrals, claiming the proposal had been ‘misunderstood in some areas’.

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