§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
What interest rate is paid on sums repaid to patients or the heirs of patients who were wrongly denied National Health Service continuing care; and [HL2085]
Whether any moneys repaid to patients or the heirs of patients as a result of the patients being wrongly denied National Health Service continuing care include interest. [HL2087]
§ Lord WarnerThe Department of Health has recommended that restitution payments for fully funded National Health Service continuing care should include interest. However, the calculation of levels of interest and the final amount of restitution to be paid is subject to local determination.
§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
What funding has been made available to strategic health authorities to refund patients or the heirs of patients wrongly denied National Health Service continuing care. [HL2086]
§ Lord WarnerFunding was made available to strategic health authorities to cover the estimated costs of restitution claims for patients inappropriately denied fully funded NHS continuing care. The Department of Health does not routinely publish details of estimated costs of a specific service.