Loved this letter sent to BUPA by a Scottish Colleague of mine !
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Dear Jane Gallagher,
Following 26 years as a bupa provider, I thank you for your invitation to submit a fresh tender.
Now semi-retired and complete retirement in the near future a probability, I have decided to remain with my present agreement with bupa.
I assume your youth may render you unaware of the history of your profession, At the conception of the NHS in 1947, physiotherapists gave up professional autonomy to gain entry to the hospital service. It has been a long struggle since the 1970's to slowly regain lost ground which will be eroded if the profession is at the commercial whims of insurance companies.
However, as there will be a shortage of bupa registered practitioners in this area, causing inconvenience to your clients I will continue as a provider, in the interim , till my retirement unless I hear from you to the contrary. In which case I will display this correspondence in my waiting area so your clients can be informed,