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Hospital patients to be asked about UK residence status

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Post by Guest Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:07 am

Patients could be made to show their passports when they use hospital care in England under new rules introduced by the Department of Health.
Those accessing new treatment will be asked questions about their residence status in the UK.
Patients may need to submit passports and immigration documents when this is in doubt, the department said.
Hospitals will also be able to charge short-term visitors from outside Europe 150% of the cost of treatment.
The department said the new rules came into force on 6 April for overseas visitors and migrants who use NHS hospital care in England.

Primary care and A&E care will remain free.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32281155

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Post by eddie Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:22 pm

Sounds about how it should be.
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Post by Original Quill Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:12 pm

Yes, I thought they would be doing that anyway.  The UK has a general health system (NHS), and non-citizens very often have insurance or alternative means of health compensation that should be levied.  A Canadian patient--Canada having a system of their own--should be made to show citizenship so the NHS can properly bill that entity.

It's only fair.  I certainly don't see it as a civil rights issue.  I trust such a program is not being used to deny health care--particularly emergency care--in any way.

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