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Great Ormond Street Hospital is owed £30million for treating children from overseas

GREAT Ormond Street Hospital is owed £30million for treating children from overseas.

The amount for the year to August emerged in board papers. GOSH’s income from international patients was £55.2million.

 GOSH was founded in 1852 with just 10 beds
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GOSH was founded in 1852 with just 10 bedsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 The hospital currently cares for nearly 300,000 patients
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 The hospital currently cares for nearly 300,000 patientsCredit: Alamy

A report to the board said a large proportion of the debt was more than 200 days old.

But the Saudi Health Office had settled its £1.5million bill and the Kuwaiti Health Office had paid £2.7million.