Delays and destitution: an audit of Doctors of the World's Hospital Access Project (July 2018-20)

Delays and destitution: an audit of Doctors of the World's Hospital Access Project (July 2018-20) This report finds that migrants living in extremely vulnerable circumstances in England are waiting up to 224 weeks to receive medical care because of laws forcing hospitals to carry out immigration checks and withhold care from patients deemed not eligible for free NHS treatment – even when the patient has no income, or the upfront payment would push them into severe debt or further poverty. Doctors of the World