private patient

noun

1. a patient receiving medical treatment not paid for by the National Health Service

Example Sentences

As a private patient I got to see him in a room with nicer chairs, and I had a better view from the chemo suite.

From The Daily Beast

Being a private patient, he had what is called his extras in food.

From Project Gutenberg

He pretended to think that her sympathy was for his fall from the estate of a private patient to the free ward.

From Project Gutenberg

It was somewhat later that Jane Brown was reprimanded for being found in the linen room with a private patient.

From Project Gutenberg

Generally, the only rule of the private patient's diet is what the nurse has to give.

From Project Gutenberg