Freedom of information requests

Unpaid bills invoiced to Oversea patients

Questions

1. What was the total loss written off by your Trust in 2021/22 (regardless of when the debt was accumulated) that related to unpaid bills invoiced to patients or their representatives?

2. What was the biggest single loss written off by your Trust in 2021/22 (regardless of when the debt was accumulated) that related to an unpaid patient bill? Please state the total amount of this written off debt, the nationality of the patient and the department of the hospital where the majority of the bill was incurred.

Response

1. £186k this includes both chargeable NHS patient and private patients.

2. £41k. We would not provide nationality and speciality as this could potentially lead to the patient.