Charge to stay overnight day case surgery

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Dear Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Can you pleaae answer the following questions with Regards to this freedom of information request.
1, Can you please clarify if Patients that are having day surgery orthopaedic operations and have bo relatives to care for them post post operative for 24 hours will have to stay overnight and pay £350 for their stay?
2.Can you please forward me a copy of the Trusts policy that states a fee of £350 will be charged for patients that have to stay overnight post anasthetic orthopaedic day surgery where a patients have no relatives to look after them for 24 hours?
These 2 questions pertain to ST Richard hodpital Chichester.

Yours faithfully,

Alison Stevens

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FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (WESTERN SUSSEX HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

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Dear FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (WESTERN SUSSEX HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
No i do not want to withdraw my FOI request and wilk be asking for an internal review if you do not comply.
Other Hospitals have sti managed to comply in the allocated timescale.
This is outragous being a Foundation trust.

Yours sincerely,

Alison Stevens

FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (WESTERN SUSSEX HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

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Dear Alison,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act 2000.

 

We are now in a position to respond to your request.

 

Your request:

  

Dear Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Can you pleaae answer
the following questions with Regards to this freedom of information
request.

 

1, Can you please clarify if Patients that are having day surgery
orthopaedic operations and have bo relatives  to care for them post post
operative for 24 hours will have to stay overnight and pay £350 for their
stay?

 

2.Can you please forward me a copy of the Trusts policy that  states a fee
of £350  will be charged  for patients that have to stay overnight post
anasthetic orthopaedic day surgery where a patients have no  relatives to
look after them for 24 hours?

 

These 2 questions pertain to ST Richard hodpital Chichester.

 

Our response:

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Trust
can confirm that it holds information relevant to your request and this
has been provided where possible below.

 

1.         There is no charge made for NHS patients who require an
overnight stay following orthopaedic day surgery.

  

2.         The Trust’s Access Policy does not state that a fee will be
charged for NHS patients who require overnight post-anaesthetic stays
following orthopaedic day surgery.

  

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