Recovering debts from the NHS

Introduction

We understand the importance to any business or individual of getting paid. Just because you have supplied goods or services to the NHS makes no difference. Indeed, it is government policy to pay invoices on time – but in our experience, Government departments and hospital trusts can often be the worst offenders when it comes to slow payment.

We can help get you paid by the NHS, the individual Hospital Trusts and any other legal entities which has bought your goods or services.

Let us help you today. Contact one of our brilliant debt recovery team and we can help. Not only can we collect in your debt, we can also claim for Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation in addition to the invoice amounts which are due.

Debt Recovery NHS

We often deal with enquiries about debt recovery NHS claims. Recovering debt from the NHS can be difficult for NHS suppliers. It is well known that NHS Trusts are in financial difficulties. Often, when considering debt recovery against the NHS, it is a case of whoever shouts loudest getting paid.

However,

• suing the NHS for debt recovery can be difficult as despite the NHS being a well-known slow payer;
• NHS Trusts are often protected from more hard-hitting insolvency based recovery procedures such as winding up petitions and therefore, it is often not possible to issue a statutory demand or a winding up petition against an NHS Trust.

However, if you are interested in recovering debt from the NHS and debt recovery NHS claims, we are the firm that can help you. We have undertaken many debt recovery claims against the NHS and recovered many bad debts from NHS Trusts. Our debt recovery solutions are excellent and we have ways of speeding up the debt collection process on a commercial basis for you. We can also help claim additional Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation in respect of your NHS debt recovery claim.

Why is the NHS so slow at paying suppliers?

We are often asked why is the NHS so slow at paying suppliers? The reasons may seem obvious but many NHS Trusts and NHS Hospitals are financially strapped and it is often the case of he who shouts loudest gets paid. We are experts at recovering debt from the NHS and are the leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors.

• with the ongoing financial squeeze in the public sector, the NHS is one of the government departments which has become very slow at paying suppliers.
• despite the government prompt payment policy, many suppliers are left with NHS invoice payment terms being too long and wondering how they can recover the debt from the NHS.

Suing the NHS for debt recovery is often a last resort and at Francis Wilks & Jones, as the leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we can advise on the different types of debt recovery solutions available for you.

• If you have an NHS bad debt, our debt collector team can help recover that debt.
• this needn’t always mean formal legal proceedings and the cost incurred of those. Whilst suing the NHS for debt recovery is always an option, we always look to see whether it is possible to obtain payment without the need for formal legal proceedings.
• we can also look at your NHS supplier contract and determine whether there are any genuine reasons for non-payment. Often, there are no disputes on the underlying NHS invoices. It is simply a matter that the NHS is so financially strapped that it is unable to pay or chooses not to pay certain suppliers until they threaten legal proceedings.

Whatever your claim against the NHS as a supplier, we can help you. We are aware of the many different NHS Trusts and Hospitals with whom suppliers contract. We can help you recover your debt and enable you to continue trading your business free from risk of non-payment by the government. Despite the best intentions of the government prompt payment policy, it is well known that the NHS delays payment to suppliers. As such, we can assist in a debt claim against a Hospital Trust and action against NHS for debt recovery.

Recovery action we can take on your behalf

Our team at Francis Wilks & Jones have been recovering debts for clients for over 20 years. In that time we have recovered tens of millions of pounds.

We have a wider range or expertise and debt recovery tools at our disposal including

• Brilliant Pre Action Letters – which often lead to full payment or settlement with no other legal action necessary.
• The ability to add Late Payment Interest and Compensation to you claim – which can make a huge difference in the amount you can recover.
• Small Claims and county court proceedings
• High Court Claims
• Statutory Demands
• Winding up Petitions
• Enforcement via the High Court Enforcement officer, Charging Orders, Third Party Debt Orders, Statutory demands and Winding UP Petitions.

WHATEVER THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM – WE HAVE THE SOLUTION

Government prompt payment policy – make them comply with it!

Government policy states that states that suppliers should be paid promptly.

The government commitment is to pay 90% of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within 5 days and 100% of all undisputed and valid invoices to be paid within 30 days. Guidance is provided by central government departments on prompt payment policy and the publication of payment statistics in PPN 03/16.

• however, it is very common for NHS debts to become extremely overdue and paid way outside these time limits, despite having agreed NHS invoice payment terms.
• at Francis Wilks & Jones we are experts in suing the NHS for debt recovery and can answer questions such as “How can I sue the NHS for debt recovery?”

We act for a wide range of suppliers to Hospitals and specialise in debt recovery for suppliers to Hospitals. We understand all the different types of action against the NHS for debt recovery, whether insolvency based claims such as winding up petitions are appropriate and how best to recover the debt if they are not. Despite the government prompt payment policy, it is a harsh reality that legal action is sometimes required to recover your outstanding money.

At Francis Wilks & Jones we can help recover your NHS debt and include in it, Late Payment Compensation and Late Payment Interest to maximise your recovery.

Contact us now and we can help you ensure that the government prompt payment policy is put into force!

NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors

At Francis Wilks & Jones, we have been making debt recovery claims against the NHS for many years.

• recovering debt from the NHS is one of our specialisms and we are undoubtedly one of the leading NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors in England and Wales.
• we can answer questions such as “How can I sue the NHS for debt recovery?” and “Why is the NHS so slow at paying suppliers?”

As a leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we have acted for many different types of suppliers ranging from translators to recruitment companies. Suing the NHS for debt recovery is one of our specialist areas and we understand how best to recover bad debt from NHS Trusts and NHS Hospitals.

• our bespoke debt collection services enable us to act as an expert debt collector and stop the NHS delaying payments to suppliers.
• we know the different types of legal processes which can best be used to recover your NHS debt quickly and effectively.
• as a leading collection agency with a team of debt collectors, we can pursue NHS Trust debts for you.

Why not speak to the country’s leading NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors now for your free consultation.

NHS invoice payment terms

We are often approached by clients in circumstances where NHS invoice payment terms have been breached.

• we act for a range of suppliers to the NHS including recruitment companies and translators.
• whatever the service you have supplied to the NHS, if the NHS invoice payment terms have been breached then we can assist you in recovering debt from the NHS.

As an expert firm of debt recovery solicitors, we understand every aspect of the debt recovery process and have an excellent record at recovering bad debt. Our debt collector team regularly recovers many thousands of pounds a week, including from the NHS and we know all the best legal solutions to recover NHS debt.

We are aware that many NHS Trusts have financial constraints at present and therefore, it is very important for a supplier to make the best possible use of NHS debt recovery solicitors who are experts at recovering bad debt. If you are a supplier to the NHS and your NHS invoice payment terms are breached, then you should contact us for your expert advice.

Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation – always claim this

Are you aware that under the law you can claim Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation on each and every invoice which is overdue if it is part of a business contract?

At Francis Wilks & Jones we can calculate all of the extra money you are entitled to claim if your invoices have been paid late. This can amount to thousands of pounds.

For example

• you can claim £40, £70 or £100 for each single invoice which is not paid on time.
• And on top of that you can charge interest too at 8% above the Bank of England Base Rate.

Our fantastic debt recovery platform allows all these amounts to be automatically calculated in an instant – and added to your claim.

LET US HELP YOU MAXIMISE AND RECOVERY THE MONEY DUE TO YOU

Recovering debt from the NHS

At Francis Wilks & Jones we have great experience at recovering debt from the NHS. We understand that NHS Trusts are very slow at paying suppliers and we undertake many debt recovery claims against NHS Trusts and hospitals for our clients.

• we understand the best ways of recovering debt from the NHS and are the country’s leading debt recovery solicitors in this respect.
• bad debts are something which are very common in respect of NHS Hospital Trusts and our expertise in debt recovery solutions means that we can recover the debt for you very quickly.
• as an expert debt collector, we understand the processes which are best employed against NHS Trusts to ensure that NHS invoice payment terms are met.

Suing the NHS for debt recovery can be a solution for you but we always try and prefer to recover NHS debt without the need for you to go to additional legal expense of formal legal proceedings. Contact us now for expert NHS debt recovery advice. We are the debt collector for you.

Claim against NHS from a supplier

If you are a supplier who has a claim against the NHS for outstanding monies then we are the firm for you. We are experts in recovering debt from the NHS.

• we often advise clients in respect of a claim against NHS from a supplier.
• we act for a range of suppliers to NHS Trusts such as recruitment companies, clothing suppliers and translation providers.
• we understand that suing the NHS for debt recovery can sometimes be a daunting prospect but our expertise in debt recovery as a debt collector can hugely increase your chances of a quick and rapid debt recovery solution.

NHS bad debt is our expertise and we can help you bring the most effective claim against the NHS if they are in breach of their NHS invoice payment terms. As a leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we can provide you with cost effective and efficient advice and increase your chances of recovering your bad debt in full together with late payment interest and late payment compensation.

Contact us now for expert NHS debt claim advice.

NHS invoice payment terms too long

If you are a supplier to the NHS and they have not paid your invoice on time, we can provide expert legal advice to you.

• If you are concerned that your NHS invoice payment terms are too long and that the NHS Trust or NHS Hospital you are dealing with is not paying you on time, then we can assist you in recovering your bad debt. As a firm who specialises in debt collection, we have an expert team of debt collectors who are very well versed in recovering bad debt including debt from NHS Trusts and Hospitals. We have expertise in every type of debt recovery solution and know the best way to recover your NHS debts as quickly as possible and with minimum expense.

• Our NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors can also ensure that you are paid any outstanding Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation. This can make a tremendous difference to the amounts you are owed and can recover from the NHS. With our fantastic automated debt recovery system, we can calculate the Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation you may be due and seek to recover this from the NHS Trust concerned.

If you are looking for legal advice for NHS debt recovery, we are the leading firm of debt recovery specialists for suppliers to Hospitals. Contact us know for your expert friendly consultation.

Legal advice for NHS debt recovery

At Francis Wilks & Jones we specialise in providing legal advice for NHS debt recovery. Our NHS debt recovery team recovers significant amounts of bad debt for NHS suppliers in circumstances where their NHS invoice payment terms are overdue and the NHS invoice payment terms are too long.

• legal advice for NHS debt recovery is a specialised area and we understand the debt recovery process and debt recovery solutions for claims against NHS Trusts and NHS Hospitals.
• we understand that due to cash difficulties with NHS Trusts and NHS Hospitals, they are very slow at paying suppliers and NHS invoice payment terms can often be too long and overdue. Despite the government prompt payment policy in respect of NHS debts, all too frequently the NHS is very slow at paying outstanding debts.

At Francis Wilks & Jones we have the experts who can help you. We know the best ways in which to recover NHS debts quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Recovering a debt from the NHS is one of our specialisms and we would ask that you call us now for your free advice.

Shona Houghton is a lawyer with excellent contract knowledge. She managed to negotiate a contract dispute against us down to a very affordable settlement.

A company director

Suing the NHS for debt recovery

Are you interested in suing the NHS for debt recovery? Often, NHS suppliers are owned considerable amounts from NHS Trusts and NHS Hospitals and require legal advice for NHS debt recovery. We can advise you as to whether suing the NHS for debt recovery is the best option or whether there are other quicker and more cost-effective means of recovering your NHS debt.

• As leading NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we are experts in knowing the most appropriate, efficient and cost-effective way of enforcing NHS invoice payment terms and recovering debt from the NHS. It might be that suing the NHS for debt recovery is the only option available but there are other methods to obtain your NHS debt without formal Court litigation.

We act for a range of suppliers to Hospitals and debt recovery for suppliers to Hospitals is one of our areas of excellence. If you have a debt claim against a Hospital Trust or an action against NHS for debt recovery, then contact us now as the leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors and we can help recover your debt from the NHS.

Shona guided us through with much patience to a successful conclusion. We would certainly recommend FWJ for the outstanding professional service they provide.

A client for whom Shona recovered money

How can I sue the NHS for debt recovery?

We are often asked how can I sue the NHS for debt recovery? As a leading firm of NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we are experts at recovering debt from the NHS. Our expert debt collector team can help recover bad debt from the NHS for you.

• when dealing with the common question “how can I sue the NHS for debt recovery” we will, as a firm of trusted NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, will look at the different options available to you to make sure that your NHS debt is recovered as quickly and efficiently for you.
• it is not always the case that you need to be suing the NHS for debt recovery as legal proceedings can be expensive.

At Francis Wilks & Jones, our expert bad debt team knows the most appropriate debt collection solutions available for recovering debt from the NHS which might not necessarily mean having to issue formal legal proceedings. We regularly advise suppliers in respect of debt claims against a Hospital Trust. It is very common for NHS invoice payment terms to become very overdue and we assist suppliers such as recruitment companies, clothing suppliers, equipment suppliers and translation experts in their debt recovery from the NHS.

• As part of that process we will look to recover Late Payment Interest and Late Payment Compensation from the NHS as well which can dramatically increase your overall recovery.
• The NHS is well known for delaying payments to suppliers. As expert NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors we can help you with your debt recovery claim whether it is suing the NHS for debt recovery or using other appropriate debt recovery solutions.

Don’t delay. If you are looking for a expert debt collector, let us help recover your NHS bad debts now.

Debt recovery for suppliers to Hospitals

Are you looking for advice as a supplier for recovering debt from the NHS? One of our specialisms is debt recovery for suppliers to Hospitals. Despite the government prompt payment policy, we are aware that the NHS are slow payers and we provide expert legal advice for claims against Hospitals and Trusts.

• whatever the nature of your claim as a supplier, we can assist in recovering debt from the NHS. As a specialist debt collector firm, we have an expert team who can help collect bad debt. We understand all the debt recovery solutions available to NHS suppliers and are happy to act for you in recovering your debt from the NHS. We have the expertise to work out the most cost effective and quickest route to recover your debt and whether formally suing the NHS for debt recovery is appropriate.

• often, we try and obtain payments without the need for the supplier to go to formal Court action but if that is necessary we will help you in that process. Suing the NHS for debt recovery is one of our areas of expertise and we can answer the question “how can I sue the NHS for debt recovery” which is commonly asked by many of our clients.

We understand that the NHS are well known for delaying payments to suppliers. This is despite the government prompt payment policy. However, we can help enforce your NHS invoice payment terms and recover your debt from the NHS quickly and efficiently.

Contact us now for your expert advice. Francis Wilks & Jones is an NHS Trust debt recovery expert.

Shona has been helping us with volume debt recovery for five years now and we’ve been really impressed. She’s very diligent and her deep understanding of our business model means she can progress matters in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner. She’s also great at giving honest advice from both a commercial and legal perspective.

Jason Foran, General Manager at Rightside Financial Services Limited

NHS delaying payments to suppliers

NHS delaying payments to suppliers is a well-known problem despite the government prompt payment policy. If you are seeking to recover a debt from the NHS then we are the leading NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors in England and Wales.

The fact of NHS delaying payments to suppliers is a very common one. At Francis Wilks & Jones we act for many suppliers to the NHS.

• we can provide legal advice for NHS debt recovery and our specialist bad debt team can help as an expert debt collector to recover your NHS debts. We are an expert firm of debt recovery solicitors and we know all the different options available to someone seeking to recover a debt from the NHS.

• it is well known that the NHS Trusts and Hospitals are financially cash strapped and therefore having legal advice for NHS debt recovery can greatly enhance your ability to obtain payment. Suing the NHS for debt recovery is not as often as straightforward as you may think due to the legal structures of the NHS Trusts and therefore, using a specialist NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors firm such as Francis Wilks & Jones can ensure you recover your debt from the NHS as quickly and as cheaply as possible.

We are aware that the NHS invoice payment terms are rarely adhered to. Whilst the government prompt payment policy encourages government departments such as the NHS to ensure no bad debt, suppliers often need debt collector help to recover their bad debts. Whatever the nature of your enquiry and the debt you want to recover as a supplier, we can help you in your debt claim against a Hospital Trust. Action against NHS for debt recovery is unfortunately something which is quite common and the reason why is that the NHS are so slow at paying suppliers.

However, let us help enforce your NHS invoice payment terms and our debt collector team can help you get your money back. We can also add late payment interest and late payment compensation to your claim which can significantly increase your overall recovery.

Debt claim against a Hospital Trust

Are you wanting to make a debt claim against a Hospital Trust? If so, we are the expert NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors who can help you. We are experts at recovering debts from the NHS and Hospital Trusts.

If you are looking to make a debt claim against a Hospital Trust, then there are different ways of pursuing that bad debt.

• however, having an expert debt collector assist you is vital. There are many potential complexities when seeking to recover a debt from the NHS as some of the Trusts have unusual legal structures.
• as such, some of the traditional remedies of winding up petitions might not be suitable for bringing a debt claim against a Hospital Trust.

With our expert experience as NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors, we can help advise you as to the most appropriate way to recover your NHS debt. It might be that suing the NHS for debt recovery is the most appropriate way forward. However, there are often ways of recovering debt from the NHS without the need for formal legal proceedings. Whatever your enquiry, using Francis Wilks & Jones, the NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors of choice is the most effective way of recovering your money.

• We act for many different suppliers and understand their frustrations that agreed NHS invoice payment terms are not met. We can often assist clients who come to us asking “How can I sue the NHS for debt recovery?”
• An action against NHS for debt recovery is something we specialise in. We recognise the NHS is slow at paying suppliers but with our expert legal team, we can help you recover your NHS debt even if the invoice payment terms have been greatly exceeded.

As part of our expertise we can help recover late payment interest and late payment compensation on your debts as well.

Action against NHS for debt recovery

Are you looking to take action against NHS for debt recovery? If so, we are the preferred firm of choice. We are legal experts. We are the leading NHS Trust debt recovery solicitors in England and Wales.

• we are often asked to take action against NHS for debt recovery.
• recovering debts from the NHS can at times be a daunting prospect for suppliers who are owed considerable amounts of money from an NHS Trust or NHS Hospital. However, with our expertise in recovering debt from the NHS we can advise you on the most appropriate ways in which to get your bad debt paid.

As a specialist debt collector firm, we recovery debts for all types of suppliers who have claims against the NHS. We can advise you on formally suing the NHS for debt recovery by way of a County Court or High Court claim. We can also advise you on settling your case without the need for formal legal proceedings against a Hospital Trust. With our depth of experience and expert NHS debt collector team, we can assist you in recovering your NHS invoices and helping ensure that the NHS adhere to the government prompt payment policy.

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