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FOI Request

Disclosure ID
FOI/02216
Request Date
February 12, 2018
Subject
Overseas Visitors And Charges
Description
  1. The total income of the Trust each year.
  2. The number of overseas patients who were not entitled to NHS treatment, who were treated by the Trust. (under current overseas patient regulations).
  3. Of the patients data provided in question 2, the number of patients who still owe money to the Trust
  4. The total combined cost of treatment’s that the Trust was entitled to recoup from those patients.
  5. The amount of money that has to date been recouped on behalf of the Trust from those patients.
  6. The methods used or the name of any debt collection agency, or other agencies currently hired by the Trust to recoup money from overseas patients who were not entitled to NHS treatment.
  7. Do they receive a fee for this role or do they receive a percentage of money recovered.
  8. When they were employed.
Response
  1. Financial Year 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 to 31.12.17
    1. Total Invoiced £66,000 £79,000 £262,900 £187,301
    2. Identified OSV treated 14 34 102 94
    3. Monies Owed 6 11 51 58
    4. Combined costs Outstanding £12,684 £14,253 £111,400 £116,348
    5. Recouped £53,316 £64,747 £151,500 £70,953

    We have provided the total invoiced for clarity as income could be classed as payments received.

  2. The figures do not include patients that are covered by EHIC as these are claimed separately and no invoices are raised.
  3. Total – 126 patients still owe money to the trust. This figure includes partial debt as some patients are in payment plans.
  4. For clarity this has been answered in relation to the response provided in question 1
  5. For clarity this has been answered in relation to the response provided in question 1
  6. The Overseas Team make contact with the patients by mail, telephone and email (where available) to chase up the outstanding debt. The Trust authorised Debt Collection Agency is CCI.
  7. To date we have not yet sent any Overseas Visitors Debts to CCI
  8. N/A as we have not yet sent any Overseas Visitors Debts to the agency
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