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Letter to the Editor of the Independent

The story 'Boris Johnson criticised over medical guide for migrants' on 11 April 2012 perpetuated common myths about migrants and healthcare.

Migrants in the UK are permitted to register with a GP regardless of their immigration status, to enable access to early and preventative primary care where necessary. However there is no evidence that access to the National Health Service encourages people to come to the UK as so-called 'health tourists', as suggested by the Migration Watch press release and the article.

By contrast, evidence from individual healthcare providers and charities suggests that migrants under-use the health system, often…

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Posted by Ezinda Franklin-Houtzager on April 13, 2012 at 8:30

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Doctors being 'held to ransom' over asylum seekers | This is Bristol

A ROW has broken out between GPs and a Bristol law firm over treatment of failed asylum seekers.

Foreign patients owe the NHS £40m - Telegraph

GPs have been threatened with legal action after removing failed asylum seekers from their surgery lists, research has revealed.

You must treat illegal immigrants or face legal action, GPs are warned | Mail Online

Foreign nationals, including migrants and tourists, have received £40m of free NHS treatment in last three years, figures show

Hospitals owed up to £40m in fees for treatment of foreign nationals - Pulse

Exclusive: Hospitals are owed as much as £40m in outstanding fees for treatment of foreign nationals, a Pulse investigation reveals
 
 
 

 


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