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Notes:
OUT OF AREA TREATMENTS are covered by NHS SERVICE AGREEMENTS between a 'main commissioner' and the Trust providing treatment. They cover:

*	Patients registered with a GP or resident in an English Primary Care Trust with which the NHS Trust has no Service Agreement for that treatment or for that service;
*	Patients registered with a GP or resident in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland who are not covered by a Service Agreement with the NHS Trust;
*	Overseas visitors

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	OUT OF AREA TREATMENTS