While the UK Primary Care sector surpasses the national average for payment practices, a score of 61 out of 100 suggests there's ample opportunity for improvement, particularly among the lower-performing companies. The spread of scores, from Optical Express's near-perfect 97.5 to Catalyst Healthcare's 45, indicates significant disparity in how organisations prioritise timely payments to their suppliers.
Scotland leads the way with an average score of 71.3, significantly higher than London's 59.1, implying a potentially stronger emphasis on prompt payments or better financial management practices among Primary Care companies north of the border. The remaining regions – West Midlands (70.7), South West (65.7), and South East (62.9) – show moderate performance with a relatively small pool of companies feeding into those averages, so we should avoid reading too much into them.
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While Primary Care is above average, the lowest payer's score of 45 and the sector average of 61 mean there's plenty of room for improvement if all 21 companies hit the highs of Optical Express.
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