NHS treatment of private patients: the impact on NHS finances and NHS patient care

NHS treatment of private patients: the impact on NHS finances and NHS patient care The Health and Social Care Act 2012 allowed NHS hospitals in England to generate up to 49 per cent of their income from private patients. This report looks at the impact of this change. It examines two questions: whether the treatment of private patients generates additional income for NHS hospital trusts, and whether the treatment of private patients risks disadvantaging NHS patients. Centre for Health and the Public Interest