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I am listening to You and Yours on Radio 4, it's no Daily Mail rant and the problem applies to people of all races, creeds etc so please do not pile in with racial slurs.
They are reporting that up to 96% of medical fees that foreign nationals should pay the NHS treatment are not recovered.
Some hospitals recover a large percentage of fees due but many collect hardly anything. One third of NHS hospitals do not even check the eligibility of patients for free treatment.
The law states that for free NHS access one should be a UK citizen or a tax-paying resident for 12 months. A&E cannot charge anyone but if someone is given admission to hospital for illness e.g. TB they must establish the patient's eligibility.
The programme tells of people getting off planes at a UK airports and heading straight to a hospital to claim treatment, then heading home afterwards with no intention of paying.
The cost to the NHS is many tens of millions.
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put bob kelso from scrubs in charge he'll sort it 
but really, it is frustrating, we have to pay when abroad with insurance proof etc. why is that not implemented in the uk ?? |
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"put bob kelso from scrubs in charge he'll sort it
but really, it is frustrating, we have to pay when abroad with insurance proof etc. why is that not implemented in the uk ??"
Bloody good idea about Kelso, but I think The Janitor would be even better, stood at the main door! |
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"put bob kelso from scrubs in charge he'll sort it
but really, it is frustrating, we have to pay when abroad with insurance proof etc. why is that not implemented in the uk ??
Bloody good idea about Kelso, but I think The Janitor would be even better, stood at the main door! "
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"I am listening to You and Yours on Radio 4, it's no Daily Mail rant and the problem applies to people of all races, creeds etc so please do not pile in with racial slurs.
They are reporting that up to 96% of medical fees that foreign nationals should pay the NHS treatment are not recovered.
Some hospitals recover a large percentage of fees due but many collect hardly anything. One third of NHS hospitals do not even check the eligibility of patients for free treatment.
The law states that for free NHS access one should be a UK citizen or a tax-paying resident for 12 months. A&E cannot charge anyone but if someone is given admission to hospital for illness e.g. TB they must establish the patient's eligibility.
The programme tells of people getting off planes at a UK airports and heading straight to a hospital to claim treatment, then heading home afterwards with no intention of paying.
The cost to the NHS is many tens of millions.
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makes a mockery of us taking out health insurance before foreign travel doesn't when our health service is on open house for everyone!. |
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"The programme tells of people getting off planes at a UK airports and heading straight to a hospital to claim treatment, then heading home afterwards with no intention of paying.
The cost to the NHS is many tens of millions."
You see I have a problem understanding this....we have a GP referral scheme in the UK, the GP has to submit his findings on a patients health and medical condition to the local hospital, who then register this referral with the relevant department for a later appointment.
A foreign national cannot fly in to the UK and head straight to a hospital WITHOUT going through A&E or without a referral from a UK GP and a pre booked appointment.
So 'Milan Bromovich' from lets say Slovakia, can't just turn up at a general hospital over here with his ingrowing toe-nail problem and get 'chair time' with Dr Jones the specialist....because our NHS system just doesn't work like that.
I'm not saying foreign nationals don't cost the NHS millions, but they won't be getting non emergency treatment without a referral from a UK GP.
So there is more to it.....it's not as simple as has been claimed. |
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Walk-in centres are an excellent way of receiving free treatment. You can go in, give a false name and address and be registered without having to provide any documentation. Your gateway is then opened for a large range of immediate, and outpatient care. |
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""The programme tells of people getting off planes at a UK airports and heading straight to a hospital to claim treatment, then heading home afterwards with no intention of paying.
The cost to the NHS is many tens of millions."
You see I have a problem understanding this....we have a GP referral scheme in the UK, the GP has to submit his findings on a patients health and medical condition to the local hospital, who then register this referral with the relevant department for a later appointment.
A foreign national cannot fly in to the UK and head straight to a hospital WITHOUT going through A&E or without a referral from a UK GP and a pre booked appointment.
So 'Milan Bromovich' from lets say Slovakia, can't just turn up at a general hospital over here with his ingrowing toe-nail problem and get 'chair time' with Dr Jones the specialist....because our NHS system just doesn't work like that.
I'm not saying foreign nationals don't cost the NHS millions, but they won't be getting non emergency treatment without a referral from a UK GP.
So there is more to it.....it's not as simple as has been claimed."
The programme mentioned in particular, communicable diseases such as TB. I would imagine anyone presenting themselves with that would be admitted.
I don't know all the facts, hence I only refer to what they discussed on Radio 4 which I am sure you would agree Jane, tends to avoid tabloid headlines. |
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