Here is the report https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-visitors-and-migrant-use-of-the-nhs-extent-and-costs
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From: Bob Hughes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 October 2013 12:47
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Subject: Latest "health tourism" stats - bogus, or what?
I see that the Government has found some obliging researchers to confirm their conviction that foreigners are soaking the NHS:
"Temporary migrants cost NHS up to £2bn a year, says study"
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/22/temporary-migrants-nhs-cost-study
The article says the study (by a firm called Creative Research) is hedged around with ifs and buts - and that the "the NHS had only recorded £33m of charges to foreign nationals, of which £12m was written off".
Anyone know anything about this? Who are these guys?
On Start the Week yesterday (Radio 4) Kwasi Kwarteng MP (Tory) was asserting that foreigners are a burden on the NHS without anyone challenging him.
Is this not one more glaring example of the Big Lie that must speedily be hung, toilet-seat-wise, around the Governmental neck?
Best regards
Bob Hughes
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