Bupa pre-op reviews branded "potentially harmful"

UPDATE:The letter reffered to in this article has since been withdrawn by the BOA for legal reasons. They also slammed the scheme as "financially motivated" and warned of "serious legal, ethical and General Medical Council (GMC) considerations for every consultant who has agreed to do this". Under the plans, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) letter claims Bupa will demand a second opinion from its own or an appointed surgeon before giving the funding for members' arthroscopic knee procedures the go-ahead. Bupa denied this was the case, instead suggesting it is a review of t...