Released 25 July 2023
Request:
This is an information request relating to EHIC cards.
Please include the following information for the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years:
1. How much has the organisation spent (broken down by financial year) on providing treatment to foreign patients supplying an EHIC card
2. How much has been recovered (broken down by financial year) from the relevant health authorities for treatment provided through EHIC
Information disclosed:
1. The cost of providing treatment to foreign patients supplying an EHIC card by financial year is as follows:
April 2020 to March 2021 – £331,881.08
April 2021 to March 2022 – £411,612.68
April 2022 to March 2023 – £323,977.00
2. The Trust has recovered the full cost of treatment through the host ICB.
In addition, the Trust receives an administration payment for reporting EHIC patients through a national portal.