FOI-02685

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘Between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024, the NHS approved 22 claims for pre-planned treatment in Switzerland under the S2/E112 route. 

In relation to these claims, please provide the following informatoin under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Q1) How many of the claims were made under the S2 route and how many were made under the E112 route? 

Q2) Please provide a list of each treatment that was provided/what ailment was being treated and each indiviudal claim cost. 

Q3) Please provide a full list of the medical centres in Switzerland that provided the treatments. 

Q4) Switzerland does not have a universal healthcare system and all of its citizens are required to have private health insurance and this is used for treatment in private centres/private hospitals. As this system is different to the UK's unviersal healthcare system, please explain the criteria for NHS-funded treatment in private clinics in Switzerland under S2 and whether all clinics in Switzerland are able to be used by successful S2 applicants? 

Q5) Please confirm whether or not procedure cost must be agreed in advance of a successful S2 claim or whether this is dealt with retrospectively?’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 23 March 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds some of the information you have requested, and a copy of the information is attached. 

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 

##Question 1 

E112 and S2 follow the same route. The E112 is a previous version of the S2 entitlement. 

##Question 2 and 3 

A copy of the information is attached. 

The data provided for the requested 22 claims is for claims received between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024.   

Where the data states “no information available”, the NHSBSA is unable to provide any details on the treatment and/or the treatment facility due to one of the following reasons:   

Claimant not traced  

Valid S2 entitlement not traced  

NHSBSA do not hold this data 

##Question 4 

This information is not held. The NHSBSA is not involved in the process of determining the criteria for NHS-funded treatment in private clinics in Switzerland under the S2 entitlement. 

##Question 5 

No. There is an estimated cost of a procedure prior to the treatment, however, the actual cost of the claim is not determined until the Member State submits the claim. 

##Data Queries 

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data. 

##Reusing the data and copyright 

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information. 

Tags: OHS, Overseas Health Services, S2
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