Background: This is the first in a series of workshops that aims to unpack the consequences of imposing upfront charges in hospitals for perceived “overseas visitors”. The NHS Charging Regulations require most secondary care provided by the NHS in England, now including secondary care provided by non-NHS bodies and community health services, to identify individuals who are not eligible for treatment free at the point of use and to charge them up-front for their treatment. Whilst the charges are not being implemented in Wales, we are interested in the implications of the charging regulations on Welsh NHS services.

Who is this course for? This course is designed to support frontline advisors and advocacy groups to understand the risk of discrimination and human rights violations as a result of the NHS Charging Regulations.

The course is available to community groups, NGO’s, academics, MP case workers, local authorities, unions, human rights organisations and service deliverers over the Spring and Summer of 2018. Please get in touch with guppi.bola@jcwi.org.uk if you would like us to deliver a workshop in your area.

Course content: Over the 90 minute workshop we will:

• Introduce the legal framework surrounding the NHS Charging Regulations

• Provide details of right of access to secondary healthcare

• Understand which services are exempt from charging

• Identify individuals who are exempt from charging

• Clarify the terminology around necessary or immediately urgent care

• Explore the process for identifying chargeable patients and associated problems

• Identify groups who may be negatively affected by the charging regulations and how they can be assisted

• Share further resources and expertise, and provide room for groups to discuss these issues

Spaces to this workshop and all future workshops under this project are completely free of charge. If you would however, like to make a donation to JCWI in order to support our broader activities you are able to do so below.

**Dates and locations are subject to chnge depending on availability - we will inform you as quickly as we can of these changes if they occur**