How much longer are we to tolerate these foreign abusersd of our NHS?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....taxpayers-10-000.html

Why do we allow foreign nationals to come over to the UK and receive the very best of treatment all at our expense?

If you took your car to a garage for repairs, does anyone believe that they would allow it to be driven away without one first paying for the cost of repairs?

[bazwillrun]

"anotheoldgit or someone else must have reported it, that "

you have any proof of that or is just guesswork, maybe AB editor found it downright objectionable

[THECORBYLOON]

"you have any proof of that or is just guesswork, maybe AB editor found it downright objectionable "

I could say the same thing about what you have just said.

As far as I know, the Ab Editor is not usually about at the weekend and mods look after the site. I think it more likely that the post was reported and removed pending its being looked at later, rather than the Ab Editor trawling through the threads.

[THECORBYLOON]

I meant your statement being guesswork and not that it was objectionable.

[bazwillrun]

I havent guessed anything , hence the use of the word maybe

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

http://www.whatdothey...ost_of_health_tourism

It would seem that they do not hold any figures.

/// I can confirm that the Department does not hold information relevant to your request. The Department does not hold any records for those patients who received free healthcare but were not entitled to it. ///

Very professional I would say.

[THECORBYLOON]

"10 October 2011

Overseas visitors who fail to pay off their debts for NHS treatment will soon be denied permission to enter or stay in the UK, Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced.

Changes to the Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament today, meaning that those subject to immigration control who fail to settle an outstanding bill of £1,000 or more will not be allowed to enter or remain in the UK until the debt is paid off.

Damian Green said:

'The NHS is designed to meet the healthcare needs of the UK and we won't tolerate abuse of this service.

'We welcome overseas visitors, but those who use NHS facilities need to pay for them, or they will be barred from coming here.

'It's very simple - pay up or you won't be welcome in the UK.'

The NHS will provide information that will enable the UK Border Agency to identify the debtors and - when they apply to return to or remain in the UK - to refuse their applications. The information sharing arrangements are being phased in over the coming months.

It is hoped that the £1,000 threshold will capture 94 per cent of outstanding charges owed to the NHS."