Proof of ID may be needed for NHS care, says health chief Patients could have to show two forms of identification to get some NHS care, the senior civil servant at the Department of Health has said.
Chris Wormald told a Commons committee it was a controversial move but already happened in some NHS trusts.
The NHS has "a lot further to go" in reclaiming money for treating foreign visitors, he said. BBC News
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Chris Wormald told a Commons committee it was a controversial move but already happened in some NHS trusts.
The NHS has "a lot further to go" in reclaiming money for treating foreign visitors, he said. BBC News
See also:
- DoH's Chris Wormald could enforce passport checks at hospitals to curb health tourism The Daily Mail
- Show your passport if you want to use the NHS, patients could be told The Daily Telegraph
- Hospitals may require patients to show passports for NHS treatment The Guardian
- NHS patients may be forced to show passports in crackdown on foreign users The Independent
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