§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the procedures that are in place and identify and charge patients who are not eligible for free NHS treatment and the mechanism used to ensure that the procedures are in place and followed. [1096]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe procedures to identify and charge patients who are not eligible for free national health service treatment are found in the manual of guidance for the NHS treatment of overseas visitors, copies of which are available in the Library.
The Department liaises regularly with NHS officials who have immediate responsibility for enforcing the procedures.