Failed asylum seekers in Wales will get free health care

From 15 July, failed asylum seekers will be entitled to the same health services as someone ordinarily resident in the UK.

From 15 July, failed asylum seekers will be able to get free health care. This means that people whose application for asylum has failed will be entitled to the same health services as someone ordinarily resident in the UK. This is in contrast to England where failed asylum seekers are liable for health care costs. The minister for health in the Welsh Assembly government said the mark of a civilised society is how it treats sick and dying people.

 

Source: BMJ 2009;339:b2704, http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/339/jul06_1/b2704

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