Skip to main content

Table 2 England-China healthcare services commercial relationships

From: Constructing healthcare services markets: networks, brokers and the China-England engagement

England Institution

China Partner (public/ private)

Type of Service Agreement

Broker Partner

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: Chengdu Women and Children’s Central Hospital

Prof education

Patient care (bidirectional referral system)

Private Company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: The Second Hospital of Shandong University

Prof education

None used

Bupa Healthcare

Private Company: Shanghai Alltrust Insurance Company

Private insurance

None used

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital

Patient care (consultation in elder care)

None used

Public hospital: Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Prof Education

None used

State-owned enterprise: Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Management Company

Prof Education

None used

Public hospital:: China Pharmaceutical University Hospital

Prof Education

None used

Public hospital: West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Prof Education

None used

Public hospital: Changzhou First People’s Hospital

Prof education and accreditation

Private company: UKeMED

Public hospital: West China Hospital

Prof education

Private company: UKeMED

Public hospital: Chongqing Renji Hospital

Prof education

Internationalisation

Private company: UKeMED

Public hospital: Zhenjiang First Hospital

Patient care (consultations)

Private company: UKeMED

Public hospital: Xinghua People’s Hospital

Patient care (consultations)

Private company: UKeMED

Public hospital: Jingjian People’s Hospital

Patient care (consultations)

Private company: UKeMED

Circle Health

Public hospital: Shanghai Ruijin Hospital

Patient care (consultations)

None used

GDK Healthcare

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Prof education

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Public hospital: Ningbo Second Hospital

Prof education (mental health)

Internationalisation

None used

Public hospital: Chengdu Women and Children’s Central Hospital

Prof education (paediatrics)

None used

Government: Health Commission of Chengdu

Prof education (GP training)

None used

Public hospital: Ningbo Mental Health Hospital

Prof education and accreditation

None used

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: Hunan Children’s Hospital

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Beijing Children’s Hospital Group

Prof education

None used

Private company: Saint Lucia Consulting

Patient care

Private company: Saint Lucia Consulting

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Government: Nanjing Government

Hospital service development Nanjing

None used

Heythorp Healthcare China

Private company: CITI Group

Healthcare service development Kunming (elderly)

None used

Private Company: Shanghai Soyoung Management Co. Ltd

Healthcare service development Shanghai (elderly)

None used

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Government: Beijing Health and Family Planning Committee

Patient care

None used

Public hospital: Yunnan First People’s Hospital

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Sichuan’s Public Hospitals

Prof education

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Public hospital: Shandong’s Public Hospitals

Prof education

None used

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

Patient care

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

International Hospital Group (Yingci Healthcare)

State-owned enterprise: Guangzhou International Medical Port

Hospital service development Guangzhou

Internationalisation

None used

Private company: Hangzhou Keyi Real Estate Development

Hospital service development Hangzhou

Internationalisation

None used

Private company: Qingdao-Wanda Group International Hospital

Hospital service development Qingdao

Internationalisation

None used

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Private company: Hongtai Consulting

Patient care

None used

Government: Beijing Health and Family Planning Committee

Patient care

None used

Private company: Hangzhou Healthcare Management

Patient care

Private company: Hangzhou Healthcare Management

Public hospital: Oncology Hospital Affiliated with Tianjing Medical University

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Sichuan West China Hospital

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Peking University Sixth Hospital

Prof education

None used

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Private company: Rongqiao Group

Hospital service development Fujian

Internationalisation

None used

Public hospital: Hunan Xiangya Hospital

Prof education

(nursing)

None used

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Patient care

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

Patient care (Consultation)

None used

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Private company: Guangzhou Hongtai Consulting

Patient care (heart disease)

Private company: Guangzhou Hongtai Consulting

Private company: Hangzhou Wuzhou Healthcare Management

Patient care (heart disease)

Private company: Hangzhou Wuzhou Healthcare Management

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Patient care

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

Patient care

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

Private company: GDK Healthcare

Patient care

Private company: GDK Healthcare

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Private company: Guangdong E-tech Specialist Centre

Patient care (consultation)

Internationalisation

None used

Private hospital: Beijing Henghe Hospital

Nurse education and accreditation

None used

Government: Health and Family Planning Commission, Zhejiang and Shandong Provinces

Prof education (clinicians)

None used

Private company: Lingchuang Cosmetic hospitals, Aimei Group

Prof education (clinicians – cosmetic surgery)

Internationalisation

Private company: MedEther Group

The London Clinic

Private hospital: Shanghai International Medical Centre

Patient care

Internationalisation

None used

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Private company: Beijing Weirenweiye International Medical Research Centre

Prof education

None used

Public institute: Heilongjiang Medical Association

Prof education

None used

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Prof education

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Private company: Auro Medical Consulting

Patient care

Private company: Auro Medical Consulting

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

Patient care

Private company: St Lucia Consulting

Private company: GDK Healthcare

Patient care

Private company: GDK Healthcare

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Patient care

Private company: Inteli Healthcare

Private company: Union Med

Patient care

Private company: Union Med

Sinophi Healthcare Ltd

Public hospital: Jiangsu Huai’an’s First People’s Hospital, Jiangsu

Hospital service development (oncology)

None used

Government: Huai’an Government

Hospital service development (oncology)

None used

Public hospital: Shandong Guanxian Central Hospital, Shangdong

Healthcare service development (elderly)

None used

Private company: Jiangsu Tianchuan Lake Company, Nanjing

Healthcare service development (elderly)

None used

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Public hospital: Hunan Oncology Hospital

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Prof education

None used

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Prof education

Private company: Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation

Public hospital: Shenzhen People’s Hospital

Prof education

None used

Public institute: Ningbo Medical University College

Prof education

None used

Public hospital: Leshan Hospital

Prof education

None used

Private company: GDK Healthcare

Prof education

Private company: GDK Healthcare

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission

Prof education

(GP Training)

None used

Public hospital:

First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat University

Prof education

Patient care

None used

Private Hospital: Guiqian International Hospital

Prof education

Internationalisation

None used

Private company: Sino–British (Guangdong) International Medicity

Hospital service development

Internationalisation

None used

Private company: China Health and Elder Care Group

Prof education (elder care)

None used

Private company: Soufine Healthcare

Prof education (management)

None used

St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Public Hospital:

Cangzhou People’s Hospital

Healthcare service development and

prof education and training

None used

Government:

Shandong Provincial Health Commission

Prof education:

Six-week Observership at the St George’s Hospital

None used

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust

Private company:

Xi’an Taikang Hospital Management

Hospital service development

Internationalisation

None used