While the Primary Care sector outperforms the UK average for payment practices by a decent 14.5 points, the spread of scores is vast, revealing a disparity in how suppliers are treated. A perfect score of 100 from DENPLAN contrasts sharply with Bausch & Lomb UK's dismal 37.8, suggesting some suppliers are getting paid swiftly while others face significant delays. If you're struggling to get invoices paid, you can try our late payment calculator.
The South West emerges as the strongest region for payment practices, with an average score of 84.3 across four companies, highlighting a potential area of better payment culture compared to the North West and South East, which barely creep above 60/100. However, the West Midlands figure is based on a sample of only one company, making it difficult to draw meaningful conclusions.
In short, the difference of 62.2 between the best and worst payers in 2020 highlights that, while Primary Care payment practices are better than average, your experience could vary wildly.
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