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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
As for EU Nationals...I thought that they were allowed to access NHS care while they were here...And that the cost of their treatment is retrieved from their home country by the NHS.
If I am wrong about this then I feel pretty sure someone will enlighten me.
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They are supposed to hold a European Health Card (EHC), and then the NHS can claim back, from the country that issued the card, all the costs incurred. There are reports that the NHS doesn't chase up these payments. The reverse applies for British Nationals that go to any EU country. We have to apply through NHS Newcastle (or did), which is what we did when we went to live in France. Cashy probably had to do the same when he was in Spain.