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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Well, when I worked in the NHS, we questioned our admissions on the length of time they had lived in the UK, if it was less than 12 months we contacted a clerical officer to come and assess their eligibility for treatment on the NHS.
The sad fact was, that those who were not eligible to treatment on the NHS would leave the country before any money could be obtained for their treatment.
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It would be easy to bring in a system that ensured health tourists paid for treatment. The problem is that there would have to be the will to carry it out. If you were in America you would have to establish payment details in the treatment room. Here, talking about payment is not british.