Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy that patients who have received a diagnosis from a private healthcare provider can receive NHS prescriptions.

Where a diagnosis has been received from a private provider, we would expect an National Health Service clinician to satisfy themselves that the diagnosis was clinically appropriate for their patient. They may require information from the private provider to assess whether the diagnosis was reached in line with local and national guidance relevant to that condition.

Guidance for NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private treatment should be considered and is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/nhs-services-and-treatments/if-i-pay-for-private-treatment-how-will-my-nhs-care-be-affected.