28 October 2016

Recovering the cost of NHS treatment for overseas patients

Recovering the cost of NHS treatment for overseas patients
National Audit Office 28 October 2016
  • The government’s ambition is to recover up to £500 million a year of the cost of treating overseas visitors who are not entitled to free hospital treatment by 2017-18. This report found significant variation in the amount of overseas visitor income that trusts identify and collect.