[Margaret Pilkington]

I know that the NHS is very lax at chasing the money...because no one is tasked to do it.
Looking at reports, there are not that many hospitals with dedicated staff to do the job.

I know that before I retired, a member from the records department would come to the ward to take details from any person the nurses identified as being subject to costs.
Private conversations with members of the records team who did this job, make me absolutely sure that very little(if any) of the money(at that time) was actually collected.

Yet, when I was involved in a road accident I was sent a bill for £73 pounds for my visit to A&E....this despite the fact that I pay my NI contributions.
I paid and was later reimbursed by my insurance company.