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Reimbursement of Expenses |
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Written by Head of Customer Affairs
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This guidance sets out a ’Trustwide’ approach to meeting patient or carer’s expenses when supporting patient engagement and involvement activities within the Trust. The purpose of this guideline is to set out which members of the public can reclaim certain expenses when attending work groups, conferences and focus groups. This guideline excludes the reimbursement of volunteer expenses (which is outlined in the Code of Practice for Volunteers and Induction Booklet) and the public’s attendance at ’open’ public meetings and events.
The Department of Health Paper – Reward & Recognition (2006) – ’The principles and practice of service user payment and reimbursement in health and social care. A guide for service providers, service users and carers’ outlines the principles and good practice in this area. The public should not be left out of pocket or put at risk of being financially worse off as a result of their engagement in service improvement.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:57 )
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