Nuffield Health to acquire BMI clinic

Nuffield Health is to acquire the BMI Oxford Clinic, which will be relocated to new facilities at The Manor Hospital.

The Clinic currently provides a range of services, including orthopaedic and spine surgery, physiotherapy and a sports injuries clinic.

The agreement proposes that Nuffield Health’s Manor Hospital, also based in Headington, a mile from the Clinic, will take over the patient lists, following the transfer of all staff.

The Manor Hospital provides a much wider range of services than the Clinic, including cardiology and oncology. It has six major theatres, an intensive care unit and MRI and CT scanning on site.

A spokesman for BMI Healthcare said that the decision to transfer the clinic was not influenced by a lack of demand in the area.

“As a specialist orthopaedic unit, The Oxford Clinic has and will continue to provide extensive patient care to the people of Oxford,” he said. “There is a continuing demand for high quality, private healthcare provision within Oxford.”

Duncan Whitwell, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, said: “We believe that this relocation will be a fantastic opportunity to facilitate growth and to further develop the excellent clinical services carried out at The Oxford Clinic.”