Kenneth Clark tried this on in the 1980s. In Herts they had to ask patients
if they were eligible for NHS care, and found three cases out of many
thousands, all Americans. The cost of the exercise was far greater than the
savings, and the exercise was soon abandoned.
Gavin Ross (former member of NW Herts CHC)
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Subject: Re: Latest "health tourism" stats - bogus, or what?
Can someone come up with a cost of not treating migrants or visitors? All
sorts of interesting diseases arriving with visitors and if not treated due
to this sort of stuff could have huge negative effects (UN in Haiti??)
Paul
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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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