Guidance

Example letters to NHS visitor and migrant patients

Letters requesting information to determine if patients can receive free NHS treatment and asking for payment.

Documents

Example letter: request for patient information

Example letter: payment request to patient

Details

These letters can be adapted and sent to NHS visitor and migrant patients to:

  • request information to determine whether they can receive free NHS treatment
  • acknowledge that patients’ documents have been received
  • follow up requests for information
  • tell patients that they can receive free NHS treatment
  • tell patients that they must pay for their treatment
  • ask for payment

Updates to this page

Published 1 August 2018

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