private patient

British  

noun

1. a patient receiving medical treatment not paid for by the National Health Service

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Example Sentences

In Germany, potential reforms to private patient funding appear well progressed, analyst David Low says.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Thursday, Teresa O'Sullivan told the coroner's court that Boros-Lavack had provided "personalised, consistent and compassionate treatment" for Cauchi for many years after she first took him on as a private patient in 2012.

From BBC

Some dentists told Friel he could have an appointment almost straight away as a private patient, costing him up to £175 for a consultation.

From BBC

"It said that as of 1 July, the dental practice we're with is no longer offering that National Health Service and we're being given the option if we want to stay with them, to either obtain a dental plan or to just register as a normal private patient," he explained.

From BBC

"It won't go anywhere. Will what the government is proposing be enough to overcome a private patient's income? I doubt it very much."

From BBC