Hi, my adult child was admitted as an emergency to a Dublin hospital via our local hospital medical assessment unit, he is now waiting on a (serious) procedure to be carried out, he is in a small public ward, there are no private rooms available and he prefers the ward anyway, is there any benefits to him by signing as a private patient, which the hospital administration is looking for or will his treatment be exactly the same if he says he wants to be treated as a public patient, or will this affect any follow up medical appointments as a result of his treatment, I asked the insurance company but they just say it's up to him and are a bit vague with their answers, ?