Terms and conditions

The package

1.	Includes -

Before your admission -

Pre-operative assessment before the operation or treatment, if necessary;

During your hospital stay -

ii.

Hospital accommodation and meals where required;

iii.

Nursing care and facilities;

iv.

Theatre fees, drugs and dressings;

High Dependency Unit and/or Intensive Care Unit if required;

vi.

Consultants' fees for the operation or treatment and a follow up consultation;

vii.

Imaging, physiotherapy, pathology and histology;

viii.

After your discharge;

ix.

Take-home drugs for up to 5 days after discharge and antibiotics for the prescribed period;

Removal of stitches, dressings or plaster if required.

2.	Excludes -

Diagnostic tests or services received prior to your pre-operative assessment or admission, whichever is first;

xi.

Convalescence and treatment provided after your consultant has advised that you are fit for discharge;

xii.

Follow up phlebectomy or sclerotherapy;

xiii.

Personal costs such as telephone, alcoholic drinks, newspapers and visitor's meals;

xiv.

Medication prescribed after you have been discharged from the hospital subject to condition 9;

xv.

Ambulance fees;

xvi.

Pre-operative consultations;

xvii.

Any cost not specified as included.

Admission

3.	The hospital reserves the right to refuse the admission of a patient for any reason.

4.	We aim to offer all patients their first choice of admission date however we reserve the right to determine the date of admission of the patient and, if necessary, change the date of admission. Prior notice will be given, whenever possible, should the admission date need to changed.

5.	Costs incurred that are not included in the package price will be charged at the hospital's standard rates.

Discharge

6.	The decision as to whether you are fit for discharge rests with your consultant. Should you wish to stay in hospital after you have been declared fit for discharge the hospital's standard charges will apply and will be invoiced separately.

7.	If you discharge yourself against the advice of your consultant no further services will be provided as part of the package.

8.	No refund will be given if you leave the hospital earlier than expected.

Complications

9.	The package covers the cost of any related conditions or complications that become apparent within 30 days of discharge from the hospital following the procedure, provided:

Such conditions or complications are treated at the hospital; and

That you have followed the advice of your consultant and other medical professionals involved in your treatment.

The decision as to whether a condition or complication is related to the procedure rests with your consultant, but will not include sclerotherapy or phlebectomy that may be considered necessary by you or your consultant to further improve the visual appearance of the leg(s).

Written quotation

10.	Your consultant and their secretarial staff only have authority from the hospital to quote for hospital charges contained within the latest copy of the hospital price issued to them. Any price mentioned by them outside of the price list is subject to written confirmation by the hospital.

11.	The quoted price for the package is valid for a period of sixty days from the date of issue. A booking for the surgery must be made within this period.

12.	The quotation is subject to change depending on the results of any pre-operative assessment. The hospital reserves the right to withdraw the quoted price at any time prior to surgery.

Consultants fees

13.	All consultants are self-employed and provide their services direct to the patient.

14.	The consultants' fees for the operation or treatment and a follow up consultation are included in the quoted price and the hospital acts as their agent in the collection of them.

Payment

15.	Payment must be made in full prior to admission. The hospital reserves the right to refuse admission to a patient who has not paid in full.

16.	Payment may be made using most credit and debit cards, or the BMI Card. Personal cheques are accepted by prior arrangement, and must be received ten working days before admission.

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