Healthcare and treatment policies
Planned care policies
Planned care is the non-emergency treatment and operations that are carried out in hospital and in the community, with appointments arranged in advance. Examples include, knee replacements and cataract surgery.
To ensure patients receive the right treatment for their condition and are only referred for procedures or operations when it is likely to be effective, policies are produced that describe the criteria that determine when a patient can be referred for treatment. We are currently updating all the policies that apply to patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Those that have been approved will be added to the document library below.
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UHL Elective Care Access Policy
Here you can download University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust – Elective Care Access Policy.
Travel and Transport
Travelling abroad for healthcare
This page will help you if you are an overseas visitor wanting to receive healthcare in the UK or you are a UK resident who wishes to travel abroad for healthcare.
Overseas visitors
The overseas visitors regulations explain when persons who are not normally resident in the United Kingdom will be charged for services provided, under the National Health Service Act 2006.
You can read more about this here
You can read the legislation regarding the Immigration Health Charge here.
Assisted conception (fertility treatment)
On 21st August 2017, an amendment to the legislation came into force, whereby assisted conception services will no longer be available free of charge for patients who pay the immigration health surcharge. You can read this amendment here.
UK residents who wish to travel abroad for healthcare
If you are a UK resident and you wish to travel aboard to obtain health care, there is information on the points you should consider, on the NHS England website.
For many treatments, NHS funding will only be available if there has been prior approval or certain clinical criteria are met. Therefore you are advised to speak to your GP to confirm eligibility, before you arrange for treatment to take place. If the relevant criteria are not met, funding may be refused.
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