NHS 'health tourism' crackdown making destitute migrant mothers pay thousands for care

NHS 'health tourism' crackdown making destitute migrant mothers pay thousands for care The NHS crackdown on so-called “health tourism” is having a devastating impact on vulnerable, pregnant migrant women and their babies, The Independent can reveal. A new report compiled by doctors working at a charitable clinic in London has revealed disturbing details of often destitute women charged thousands of pounds by the NHS for essential care during pregnancy. The Independent

See also:

• Experiences of Pregnant Migrant Women receiving Ante/Peri and Postnatal Care in the UK  Doctors of the World
• Pregnant migrants 'deterred from seeking antenatal care by potential cost' The Guardian