NHS England, June 2014
- Revised information for commissioners on EU cross border healthcare including a table giving detailed roles and responsibilities of the organisations involved in European cross border healthcare.
- NHS commissioners are responsible for:
- Providing information on patient entitlements within 7 working days of the request (which may come directly from a patient or from the European Team);
- Publishing information on patient entitlements (see ‘Information on entitlements’ below for more details);
- Refunding NHS England’s Leicestershire and Lincolnshire area team for reimbursements made to patients under the Directive route, when identified as the responsible commissioner.
- Includes an outline of the interaction with Individual Funding Request (IFR) processes.
