It is being reported in various papers today that immigrants may face a block on using the NHS.
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story...nhs_block.html
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Immigrants will be barred from access to hospital care in the UK for up to a year under new proposals being considered by ministers. The idea, being developed by Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Hunt, and Immigration Minister Mark Harper, would still allow access to emergency and antenatal care, the Sunday Times reports.
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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...cle1224542.ece
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DAVID CAMERON is preparing to limit the access of immigrants to free healthcare amid concerns the NHS is being abused by new arrivals and turned into a “global health service”.
The government clampdown will be seen as a response to a surge in support for UKIP at the Eastleigh by-election and accusations by Tory MPs that Cameron has failed to get a grip on immigration and the burgeoning cost of new arrivals.
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I have no issue with this, if they have not paid in to our NHS then why should they get treatment out of our NHS.
I tried to get treatment for a cut foot in Cyprus on holiday and they flat refused me service unless i paid, i showed my EU health card and they still refused saying Foreigners have to pay. Glad i had insurance. so its one rule for them and an other for us.