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Patient
Relates to anyone who is legally living in the UK using the NHS to obtain medical, dental, optical or pharmacy services for treatment, services or medication. primarily concerns an NHS Patient who is a UK resident.
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Overseas patients
Fraudulent access to secondary care from overseas visitors is when a patient falsely represents themself as entitled to NHS care without charge, fails to disclose they are chargeable, or an NHS staff member has abused their position to facilitate the fraudulent access.
The NHS Fraud Reference Guide - NHS patient
This relates to a patient, that is someone obtaining treatment, services or medication from the NHS. It may relate to someone using the NHS (either in the UK or abroad) to obtain medical, dental, optical or pharmacy services.
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