Expanded Free Choice of Hospital
If the waiting time for treatment at your public hospital exceeds 30 days
If your doctor has referred you for treatment at a hospital, and you cannot be treated within 30 days, you can take advantage of the offer for Expanded Free Choice of Hospital..
Your regular doctor or a specialist (often a dermatologist) will send a referral to a public hospital, after which the hospital will respond with the expected waiting time within 8 days. The response can refer to a waiting time for a preliminary examination, treatment, or a diagnostic examination. If treatment at a public hospital cannot be started within 30 days, you can choose to request treatment at another hospital that has a shorter waiting time. Please note that the selected hospital must have entered into an agreement with Danish Regions about Expanded Free Choice of Hospital. Hudkræftklinikken.dk [The Skin Cancer Clinic] has such an agreement, and therefore you can choose to be treated by us.
How do you choose to be treated at Hudkræftklinikken.dk [The Skin Cancer Clinic] through Expanded Free Choice of Hospital?
If you wish to be treated at Hudkræftklinikken.dk [The Skin Cancer Clinic] through the Expanded Free Choice of Hospital, contact the patient office in your region as quickly as possible. When your treatment location is moved (called revisitation), you will be called in for a consultation with Hudkræftklinikken.dk [The Skin Cancer Clinic] as quickly as possible.You will not be out of pocket for consultations, operations or checkups, since fees will be covered by Public Health Insurance.
Useful links about Free Choice of Hospital and Expanded Free Choice of Hospital
Borger.dk on Expanded Free Choice of Hospital:
https://www.borger.dk/sundhed-og-sygdom/Patientrettigheder/Frit-og-udvidet-frit-valg-af-sygehus
Sundhed.dk on Expanded Free Choice of Hospital:
https://www.sundhed.dk/borger/behandling-og-rettigheder/sygehusvalg/frit-sygehusvalg/
Cancer.dk on Expanded Free Choice of Hospital:
https://www.cancer.dk/hjaelp-viden/rettigheder/rettigheder-behandlingen/frit-sygehusvalg/
Cancer.dk on waiting times and treatment guarantee: