Private Fees – NHS Treatment for Overseas Visitors

With effect from 1st April 2013.

The criteria for treatment of patients using the services of the UK National Health Service (NHS) for overseas visitors at the Chapel Row Surgery are as follows:

EMERGENCY or IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY TREATMENT

• If treatment is urgently required this will be provided free of charge regardless of the patient’s usual home country.
• The diagnosis of “Emergency” or “Immediately Necessary” treatment is the responsibility of the Doctors at Chapel Row Surgery, who can admit patients to hospital if required.
• Between the hours of 6.30pm and 8.00am, at weekends and on Bank Holidays patients should contact the out of hours service WESTCALL on 01189 78 78 11

NON-URGENT TREATMENT

• In the circumstances where, in the opinion of the Doctors at the Chapel Row Surgery, the patient’s condition or problem is such that medication or treatment is required before the patient returns to their usual home country, then medication or treatment which the Doctor feels is appropriate will be provided.
• A fee to cover the cost of any medication prescribed will always be payable.

Treatment by a Doctor will be free of charge providing the following conditions are met:

• If the patient is usually resident in one of the countries listed on the NHS Website as being part of the European Economic Area (EEA) AND
• The patient is able to produce their European Health Insurance card (EHIC) or E111

Treatment by a Doctor will be chargeable in the following circumstances:

• If the patient is usually resident in one of the countries listed on the NHS Website as being part of the European Economic Area (EEA) AND
• The patient is unable to produce their European Health Insurance card (EHIC) or E111
• OR where the patient is usually resident in a country which is not regarded as being part of the European Economic Area (EEA) as listed on the NHS Website

Where the Doctors at the Chapel Row Surgery regard medical treatment as being CHARGEABLE, then the following scale of charges will apply: