Private Patients definition

Private Patients means all patients that are not NHS patients and includes patients who are covered by medical insurance and patients who are paying for their own treatment, whether by way of a Treatment Package or otherwise.
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Private Patients means any non-NHS Patients;
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Private Patients means an eligible person as defined in section 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Commonwealth) who elects to be treated on Health Service premises as an in patient or day patient by a medical Specialist of his or her choice and is responsible for paying for the provision of medical services, but does not include a Public Patient or a Compensable Patient;
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Examples of Private Patients in a sentence

  • These patients would remain in the consultant’s care and do not need to be referred back to the GP, but the 18 week clock must be stopped and the patients GP informed of the switch of care (F07 Private Patients Policy).

  • Referring Private Patients OnlineThe Ramsay Health Care online Patient Referral system has been designed to allow you to refer private patients easily, quickly and securely to your Ramsay hospital of choice.As well as being quick and easy to complete, using the online system will also help reduce your postage costs and speed up the referral process - all in a secure, online environment.

  • If the consultant is unclear at any time with regards to his/her responsibilities relating to Private Patients they should refer to their terms and conditions of work and GMC and BMA guidance on this matter.

  • The Unit continues to work on the measures flagged up in recent reports to reduce expenditure, some relating to improvements in efficiency and others which will curb expenditure in the Unit not directly relating to Private Patients activity.

  • With the exception of Consultants who are directly responsible for their Private Patients and will maintain their own indemnity cover, unless providing emergency cover.


More Definitions of Private Patients

Private Patients means an eligible person as defined in section 3(l) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Commonwealth).
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Private Patients means a patient who is other than the VOCPA beneficiary and who receivestreatment.
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Private Patients means a patient who is other than the VOCPT beneficiary and who receives treatment.
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Private Patients means all patients that are not NHS patients and includes patients who are covered by medical
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Private Patients means any patient who requests admission as a private patient, i.e. acknowledges that their private health insurance or some other mechanism will remunerate the Hospital/Practitioner for their fees.
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Private Patients means both Self-Pay Patients and Insured Patients;
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Private Patients means: any patient who requests admission as a private patient, i.e. acknowledges that their private health insurance or some other mechanism will remunerate Eastern Health Service or the Practitioner for their fees.
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