NHS To Pay for Private Treatment
The Government will announce new legislation in the Queen’s speech on 18 November which will mean that if the NHS cannot provide treatment within 18 weeks the patient will have the right to receive the treatment privately at no cost to the patient.
The proposals will also include a maximum wait of 2 weeks for any patient referred to a consultant oncologist by their GP. If the NHS are unable to achieve this then the patient will be entitled to be seen privately.
