Cross border healthcare and patient mobility: consultation on the UK implementation of Directive 2011/24 EU (on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare)

This is a consultation on the government’s suggestions for implementing a directive which concerns patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare in other member states of the European Economic Area. This consultation is seeking views on centralising cross-border administration at NHS England; setting up a cross-border healthcare national contact point for England; improving information on patients' rights and entitlements; provisions for dealing with patients from other countries; and how the process of prior authorisation and patient reimbursement should work. This consultation closes on 24th May 2013.

• Consultation document
• Equality analysis
• Draft statutory instrument
• Department of Health - news