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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Does the NHS charge these non british citizens ? If they do then as long as all costs are covered and a small profit added then good business i suppose but if they don't and i think that's likely the case why the hell are we not charging.
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They are supposed to, but in the vast majority of cases they don't.
Pressure on time, a lack of resources and the ethos of putting people first seem to be the most common excuses given.
Cameron did mention that he was going to tackle this (one of the few measures of his that I supported), but I've not come across anything to suggest that anything was actually done about this abuse.
In some cases, it's cheaper to travel to the UK than pay the cost in their own country.
Wonder what would happen if we turned up in a foreign country expecting free treatment?
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Originally Posted by Mr K
And what do we do if they don't/can't pay? Leave them to die on the street? Brexit is going to increase migration as people rush to Little England before the drawbridge comes up. Not that that will stop anyone that wants to come anyway.
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Life & death emergencies and stabilisation are exempt from a requirement to pay, even if they are able to.
In Thai hospitals there are signs that say all foreigners will be charged the full cost of treatment plus a surcharge!!