 The consultants had concerns about transferring “to an uncertain model at Circle”.The consultants said the company had no experience of the highly specialist work they provided and that this would “inevitably lead to a downscaling of their ability to deliver effective training and research”.In 2019, after litigation, Circle Health Ltd was forced to surrender the contract for the Nottingham Treatment Centre, which has 700 staff and treats around 250,000 patients annually, to the trust.