Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86901

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Category F patients were treated by the NHS; and at what cost in each of the last five years.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...

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