Charging vulnerable for NHS primary medical services
Medsin recently released a report summarising 274 submissions to a health department consultation about charging overseas visitors for primary care. It said that 43% of respondents had concerns about the effects on public health of charging, and 55% thought that the proposed charging scheme would not be cost effective or practical to implement.
Source: Medsin, "Four Years Later: Charging Vulnerable Migrants for NHS Primary Medical Services"
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