Private Patients

🏥 Understanding private patients at Barts Health.
This guide explains who private patients are, how their care is managed, and why private services matter for the Trust. Learn how private care supports NHS sustainability, strengthens clinical services, and helps improve patient access—while clearing up common misconceptions.

💡 Turning expertise into opportunity.
This module explains how consultants and service managers can set up and grow private patient services at Barts Health. From step-by-step approvals to income allocation, marketing support, and patient pathways—you’ll learn how private care benefits consultants, services, and the Trust as a whole.

📑 Clarity and confidence in private care.
This policy sets out Barts Health’s approach to private patient services—defining consultant and staff responsibilities, theatre list arrangements, charging rules, and governance. It ensures transparency, safeguards NHS priorities, and shows how private patient income supports wider Trust services.

💻 Streamlining private patient care with Compucare.
This session introduces Compucare, the advanced patient management and billing system designed for private healthcare. Explore its modules, integration benefits, and reporting tools—and see how it helps Barts Health deliver efficient, secure, and patient-focused private care.

💷 Getting pricing right for private care.
This paper sets out Barts Health’s approach to private patient tariffs—covering strategy, contract principles, negotiation models, and review processes. Learn how fair, transparent pricing supports competitiveness, safeguards compliance, and generates vital funding for NHS services.

⚖️ Navigating the rules of private care.
This session unpacks the complex regulatory framework governing private patients at Barts Health—from NHS England oversight to CQC standards, CMA competition rules, and PHIN reporting. Learn what’s required, what’s prohibited, and how transparency protects patients and the Trust.