Thread: Brexit discussion
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Old 13-11-2017, 13:21   #734
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
No I got the point fine. I was asking if there was much evidence of immigration being one of the principal causes of the rise in waiting times. If it's so obvious it should be easy to quantify, especially given the large impact it's meant to be having.

How fit and healthy immigrants are is important to the question because the NHS is not used equally across demographics.

Not about waiting times this article suggests immigrants from the EU are a small cost compared to other factors and they might even make a net contribution: https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/res...ure-on-the-nhs
You haven't got the point that is being made, with all due respect. You cannot have all those people coming in without consequences for the NHS, even if they do tend to be fitter than the Brits!
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