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2Anne
Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 399 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: NHS investigation |
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What I hope is a bit of good news.
I have had protracted correspondance with my local Tory MP regarding 'health tourism'. My daugher who is a hospital doc says it is rife and millions are being spent on free healthcare for foreigners.
For example last week she saw a Russian with a chronic illness who knew he would get free care via A and E,and an American with kidney failure who came for a free transplant and dialysis.
At the beginning of my letters I got fobbed off. However I have been persistent as am so mad about this.
Got a letter today saying there is going to be a big Govt.investigation and they are even considering having health insurance attached to visas. There are other measures being taken and all this will be done next year.
The minister in charge of health Anne Milton MP. says she accepts the points I have made and intends to launch a full investigation.
My daughter worked in Ealing hospital in Southall. She said 90% of staff were Asian and a similar amount of patients. She said most of the patients from India and Pakistan were health tourists sent to the hospital by bent Asian GP's. That must be stopped.
Well fingers crossed but I am not going to give up on this issue. |
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thomas davison Party Leader
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 4018 Location: northumberland
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Anne,
To get a politician to even see or talk to you is impossible so what you have done is fantastic, and your right of course we are now the worlds hospital and they get it for free.
Not much longer we hope thanks to you. |
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2Anne
Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 399 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:54 pm Post subject: Keeping the pressure up |
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Hi Thomas
yes!! I am really glad re this result. The theft of our medical services has bothered me for a long time. I intend to watch and listen and hopefully will see this investigation go ahead.
Its the lazy hospital managers who should have sorted this situation out years ago and to save themselves the trouble they just turn a blind eye.
I reckon health tourism is costing a few billion or more a year!
Hope all goes well anyway. |
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