FOI/2025/26/074

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:

 

1a. A copy of any policies, standard operating procedure or guidance that sets out how the Trust identifies who qualifies as a foreign national or overseas visitor required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). freely available online as its national guidance

1b. Please provide the results of the last audit of this policy and compliance levels with it. If such an audit has not been conducted within the last five years, please say so. N/A

 

2. A copy of any policies that set out what steps are taken if a patient, eligible to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), seeks to access (or in fact has already accessed) services provided by the Trust for which payment would be owed. freely available online as its national guidance

 

3a. A copy of any policies, standard operating procedure or guidance which set out the steps taken to invoice a foreign national for any episode of care delivered by the Trust which was not billed/ invoiced for prior to the episode of care being delivered. freely available online as its national guidance

3b. A copy of any policies, standard operating procedure or guidance that set out the steps the Trust takes to collect unpaid debts where an episode / episodes of care have been provided to a foreign national. No specific policy; dealt with in line with national guidance.

3c. Data which sets out the total amount (in GBP) for each of the last 3 calendar years that has been collected for the provision of any episode of care for a foreign national (i.e. any individual who is not entitled to that care free at the point of use). £0

i. Collected by the Trust

ii. Collected by a third party

iii. That the Trust has written off

3d. The total amount (in GBP) which remains uncollected by the Trust for the provision of any episode of care for a foreign national. £0