09-05-13, 08:41 AM
Was in an accident in the 80's was my fault got charged £10 for the Ambulance,
Worked out a pound a stitch :lol
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.u...DH_5285481
3.52 Since the 1930s, hospitals have been able to recover the cost of treating those injured in road traffic accidents who have gone on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation. The principle behind this is that those causing injury to others should pay the full cost of their actions, including any related health care costs.
3.53 The system of recovering these costs changed in April 1999 under the provisions contained in the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999. The 1999 Act introduced a new, more efficient system of cost recovery with income now being recovered centrally from insurers by the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU), which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
3.54 CRU recovers around £105 million per year and the money is paid direct to hospitals that have provided treatment. Work is currently underway to expand the current scheme so that in the future NHS hospital treatment and NHS ambulance service costs can be recovered in all cases where personal injury compensation is paid. The legislative framework for this is contained in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
Worked out a pound a stitch :lol
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.u...DH_5285481
3.52 Since the 1930s, hospitals have been able to recover the cost of treating those injured in road traffic accidents who have gone on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation. The principle behind this is that those causing injury to others should pay the full cost of their actions, including any related health care costs.
3.53 The system of recovering these costs changed in April 1999 under the provisions contained in the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999. The 1999 Act introduced a new, more efficient system of cost recovery with income now being recovered centrally from insurers by the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU), which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
3.54 CRU recovers around £105 million per year and the money is paid direct to hospitals that have provided treatment. Work is currently underway to expand the current scheme so that in the future NHS hospital treatment and NHS ambulance service costs can be recovered in all cases where personal injury compensation is paid. The legislative framework for this is contained in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.