TY - JOUR T1 - A mixed methods study of the policy and practice of private patient care in acute NHS trusts in England JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 43 LP - 43 DO - 10.7861/futurehealth.6-2-s43 VL - 6 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Sarah Walpole Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/Suppl_2/43.abstract N2 - Between 2012/13 and 2015/16 there was a 12% real terms increase in NHS trusts’ earnings from private patients (PPs).1 Approximately 1% of NHS beds are set aside for PP occupancy.2 Little is known about the impacts of NHS trusts’ policies and practices in relation to PP treatment.The aim of this study was to explore NHS trusts’ management of PPs and health professionals’ experiences, knowledge and perceptions regarding NHS PPs.Documentary analysis of national guidance,3,4 local guidelines from three NHS trusts and published market reports1,5 informed the development of freedom of information (FOI) requests about NHS … ER -