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Monday, 30 December 2013

Migrants to face NHS care charges

Migrants to face NHS care charges Migrants are to face new charges for some NHS services in England, ministers say, but GP consultations will remain free. BBC News

See also:
  • Press release: Extended NHS charging for visitors and migrants Department of Health
  • RCGP comment on Government plans for visitor and migrant NHS access Royal College of General Practitioners
  • Migrants will be charged by A&E: Foreigners who have emergency treatment will be billed in clampdown on health tourism The Daily Mail
  • Tourists and migrants to be charged to use NHS emergency services The Guardian
  • Migrants can see GPs for free, despite promise of crackdown The Daily Telegraph 
  • Migrants will have to pay at A&E – and all patients will have to prove they are not foreigners to get free NHS treatment The Independent
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