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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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Margaret, I was once in Q P hospital and an elderly Asian gentleman came in the next bed, he couldn't speak a word of English, when it was doctors rounds his son-in-law came in to interpret, as usual the curtains were drawn round the bed, but you could here every word. The Son-in law said to the doctor, that his father-in-law never really wanted to come to this country until he started being ill
I couldn't believe my ears