Migrants avoid NHS healthcare due to fears of arrest, charity claims Doctors of the World warns of public health ‘time bomb’ as migrants to the UK suffer legal, administrative and language barriers
Migrants who have permission to be in the UK are avoiding seeking vital medical treatment for fear of being arrested, a charity has warned.
Doctors of the World, which runs a clinic in Bethnal Green, east London, said 83% of the patients it spoke to for its annual survey had no access to the NHS. Continue reading... The Guardian
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