Overseas visitors to the UK are currently charged for hospital visits, dental treatments and prescription drugs. People working for UK-based employers and students on courses of at least six months duration are entitled to at least some NHS hospital treatment free of charge. The government had considered charging for GP consultations, but decided that easy initial access was important to prevent risks to public health such as HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections.
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No, emergency care should not be denied to those cannot afford it
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Yes, but only those outside of the EU
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Yes, and require visitors to show proof of insurance before entering the UK
Yes absolutely, but only those outside of the EU
If you do the injury yourself that leads to a visit to the ER, then you should pay it yourself. Why force another country to correct your own screw-up?
Yes, unless UK visitors can get free health care in that person's country of origin.
No, the NHS should help tourists/visitors just like citizens
They should be required to pay for insurance if they live outside the UK just the same as we have to do when travelling to another country.
No foreigner should be legally accepted in the country without possessing travel insurance. If the medical costs exceed it, his/her country of origin should pay the bill; if they refuse, the UK will discount it from the foreign aid budget.
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