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Apr 2015
Non-EU patients to incur rise in NHS hospital charges
In an attempt to discourage “health tourism”, visitors to England from outside the EU who receive NHS treatment will now be charged 150% of the cost of the treatment.
Furthermore, citizens from outside the EU who stay in the UK for longer than six months will be required to pay a “health surcharge” as part of the cost of their visa applications.
These new rules came into force on 6th April and do not affect A&E and primary care, both of which will remain free of charge.
Treatment can be provided at an NHS hospital, and the cost of that treatment will be repaid afterwards.
Up to now, the Department of Health has only requested the costs of the treatment, with no additional charges.
It is hoped that these changes will help the DoH to recover up to £500m each year by 2017-18.
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Posted by Karen Motley, Paralegal, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (karenmotley@chadlaw.co.uk ), Medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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