Criticism of pregnant women ID scheme There are worries over a pilot scheme that asks women to show evidence of their eligibility to receive maternity care as they book in to hospital.
Cathy Warwick, RCM chief executive, said the move by St George’s University Foundation Trust ‘is a concern’.
The proposals mean women who attend hospital would have to show photo ID or proof of their right to remain, for example a visa or their asylum status, before receiving care.
The scheme is aimed at clamping down on ‘health tourism’, but the trust has said that emergency patients would not be asked for ID. Royal College of Midwives
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Cathy Warwick, RCM chief executive, said the move by St George’s University Foundation Trust ‘is a concern’.
The proposals mean women who attend hospital would have to show photo ID or proof of their right to remain, for example a visa or their asylum status, before receiving care.
The scheme is aimed at clamping down on ‘health tourism’, but the trust has said that emergency patients would not be asked for ID. Royal College of Midwives
See also:
- Passport checks for pregnant NHS patients BBC News
- Forcing pregnant women to show passports is 'dangerous', say midwives The Daily Telegraph
- Pregnant women could be forced to show their passports before giving birth The Independent
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