NHS guidance states that patients may pay for additional private healthcare while continuing to receive care from the NHS. However, in order to ensure that there is no risk of the NHS subsidising private care:

1. It should always be clear whether an individual procedure or treatment is privately funded or NHS funded;
2. Private and NHS care should be kept as clearly separate as possible;
3. The patient should bear the full costs of any private services. NHS resources should never be used to subsidise the use of private care.

Private providers can make referrals to the NHS services, without referral back to the GP, provided the patient would be eligible for NHS referral. (Read NHS England guidance on consultant to consultant referrals within the NHS).

The Partner’s adhere to this advice and guidance.

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