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private patient in British Englishnoun British a patient receiving medical treatment not paid for by the National Health Service Examples of 'private patient' in a sentenceprivate patient Fitting the odd private patient into a staffed ward may mean a big profit.I have been forced to become a private patient and pay for everything.As a private patient she could have the op in six weeks, for 18,000.The private patient cap was introduced when autonomous foundation hospitals were created seven years ago.Private patients may contribute to overheads, but a dedicated private patient wing may mean a high average cost of care.Instead of waiting lists and rushed appointments, the private patient receives more time and immediate access to world-class medicine.Increasing the private patient income cap as a percentage of total patientrelated income is to put the cart before the horse.We received no extra payment from the private patient or consultant; the fee was payable only to the consultants.The contribution available from a small modicum of private patient activity represents the difference between keeping a hospital afloat or precipitating its closure.The dilemma is that if a patient offers to pay for it they have to become a private patient and then pay for everything. |