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Co-payment Treatments for Patients |
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Written by Chief Pharmacist
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This policy has been developed in response to recent DOH guidance. It is intended to ensure that all local patients who wish to use the copayment option, to access additional treatments not currently funded by the NHS, have fair and equitable access to such treatments, that clinical governance mechanisms are in place to ensure patient safety, and that there is no negative impact on the use and availability of local NHS resources including staff and facilities. As far as possible this policy has been designed to mirror similar policies in use in neighbouring Trusts.
Key points are that:
- The Trust should not withdraw NHS care simply because a patient chooses to buy additional private care
- Any additional private care must be delivered separately from NHS care
- The NHS must never charge for NHS care or subsidise private care
- Robust clinical governance mechanisms to ensure good communication, clarity of clinical responsibility, and patient safety at all times must be put in place to support the delivery of both the NHS and the copayment treatments.
The policy covers all NHS patients at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital (ASPH) who wish to pay for treatments in addition to their NHS care
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 October 2009 10:42 )
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