Overseas visitor management teams at NHS mental health trusts
Dear South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust,
I write to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on how you have instituted overseas patient charging and the costs of your overseas visitor management team at your trust, if you have one. Please can you tell me:
1) Whether you have an overseas visitor management team or a similar team? If NOT, who then is in charge of overseas patient charging in your trust in line with changes advised in the Department of Health's Draft guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations, 2017?
2) What is the cost of the current team for the preceding year, or if established only recently following the changes in 2017, its cost of set up and estimated costs for 2017/2018? (Note: this cost could include salaries, but also overheads including facilities and equipment used).
3) What, if any, charges have been levied to overseas patients in your trust by this team, and how much of this has been recouped?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Steele
Information Governance Office
Clinical Records-CR2
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 8AZ
Email: [1][South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Dear Ms Steele,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information about
overseas visitor management team. Your request was received on 14^th
September 2017 and we are dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act (2000).
We aim to provide you with the information requested within the 20 working
days. In certain exceptional circumstances a fee may be payable and if
that is the case, I will let you know the likely charges before
proceeding. You will receive a notification if an exemption applies to the
disclosure of this information under the Freedom of Information Act
(2000).
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us at
[2][South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Yours sincerely,
Ms Toyin Kazeem
Archives and Assurance Manager
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Information Governance Office |Room 45 | Maudsley Hospital | Denmark Hill
| London| SE5 8AZ
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Dear Ms Steele,
Please find enclosed response to your request for information.
Regards
Ms Toyin Kazeem
Archives and Assurance Manager
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