article_snippet: A spokesperson for the company defended the charges to patients, saying the company also paid for installation costs.
article_snippet: Private providers have spent hundreds of millions of pounds installing and operating these systems so that NHS did not have to pay for Private providers from public funds. '
article_snippet: If a patient is staying in hospital for one day only, patients have a number of options for them to purchase but it is important to note that there are many longer term packages providing a wide range of further options too. '
article_snippet: patients give very serious consideration to the packages patients offer and customer feedback has been the driving force in selecting the durations and options patients currently have available.'