"A Home Office circular giving guidance on the Act includes an example
of a situation where the provision is more likely to be applied: "If a
doctor failed to disclose to a hospital that certain patients referred
by him for treatment are private patients, thereby avoiding a charge for
the services provided.""
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/18/fraud_act_in_force/
Does the Home Office live in England or on Zog?
Private patients entitled to treatment under the NHS can be referred -
as I had understood it - by private practitioners for treatment under
the NHS and on the same terms - i.e. put on a waiting list to be put on
the official waiting list, or have the referral rejected because of a
need to meet 18 week waiting list targets - as NHS patients.
Back to an old question - who has the responsibility of ensuring that a
patient is entitled to treatment under the NHS, and how can this be
established?
MaryH
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Mary Hawking
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