PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Fees and Charges (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Reform UK)
Answer
The Department publishes data on the income identified from chargeable overseas visitors in England as part of its annual report and accounts. The cash payments received, and amounts written off in-year by the National Health Service from chargeable overseas visitors, are also published annually in the consolidated NHS provider accounts.
The following table shows the aggregate income identified, cash payments received, and amounts written off in-year by the NHS in England, from overseas visitors, over the last three years: | ||||
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |
Aggregate income identified | £61,000,000 | £67,000,000 | £100,000,000 |
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Cash payments received in-year | £21,000,000 | £25,000,000 | £32,000,000 |
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Amounts written off in-year | £46,000,000 | £36,000,000 | £37,000,000 |
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Source: DHSC Annual Report and Accounts and Consolidated NHS provider accounts.
NHS charges can be recovered up to six years from the date of invoice, and therefore the amount recovered in a year does not necessarily mean it was identified that financial year.
Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
14 October 2024
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