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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 03 May 19 4.05pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Instead of listening to rumours or here say it's easy to do simple research. Only took a few minutes to find out health tourism was 0.3%, then your argument is fact based rather bulls***

And you always believe official figures of course.

 
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Teddy Eagle Flag 03 May 19 4.23pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Aren't you in Scotland? Thought you got free prescriptions? Dentists and opticians are subsidised if your in a particular income bracket

Yes, it costs, you pay tax and NI and you get that back. But you'd trade all that in because some people abuse it (0.3% of the budget when i checked). Don't we all lose then?

Yes prescriptions are free in Scotland but not in England.
NHS dentists haven’t been as available since the system was changed in 2006 and in some areas it’s hard to find one.
A three visit course of treatment costs £269.30 in England. If you think that’s a bargain then you have more money than me.

 
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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 03 May 19 4.33pm Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

And you always believe official figures of course.

Anecdotal

In the past health tourism has been under reported as people were registered as UK citizens by sympathetic NHS staff.

I think today it's a lot harder but how many people are still getting treatment they are not entitled to because they got onto the list when there were no proper checks and I doubt anyone is going to back check.

Come to think of it how many people are on the GP list who are dead or have moved away?

Edited by Badger11 (03 May 2019 4.34pm)

 

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Spiderman Flag Horsham 03 May 19 8.22pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Instead of listening to rumours or here say it's easy to do simple research. Only took a few minutes to find out health tourism was 0.3%, then your argument is fact based rather bulls***

Having worked as an Immigration Officer for 28 years I can assure you health tourism is not a rumour, if you choose to not believe it that is your perogative but I have seen it first hand on many many occasions. With regard to your previous comment....Yes many do arrive and immediately ask for a house and money...but presumably you know better than me

 
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Spiderman Flag Horsham 03 May 19 8.28pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Badger11

Anecdotal

In the past health tourism has been under reported as people were registered as UK citizens by sympathetic NHS staff.

I think today it's a lot harder but how many people are still getting treatment they are not entitled to because they got onto the list when there were no proper checks and I doubt anyone is going to back check.

Come to think of it how many people are on the GP list who are dead or have moved away?

Edited by Badger11 (03 May 2019 4.34pm)

or indeed relatives.
When trying to make enquiries many doctors refuse to give HO information and are quite happy for those not entitled to carry on receiving treatment. Emergency treatment has always been acceptable (ie road accidents) but long-term treatment for HIV, liver/heart complaints etc should not be condoned. PP hopefully you will always get any necessary treatment and not have to join a queue of people who have never contributed

 
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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 03 May 19 9.25pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Having worked as an Immigration Officer for 28 years I can assure you health tourism is not a rumour, if you choose to not believe it that is your perogative but I have seen it first hand on many many occasions. With regard to your previous comment....Yes many do arrive and immediately ask for a house and money...but presumably you know better than me

I think I read earlier in the week about a guy (presuming he was British) helping his American friends to leave there senile Dad here in the UK so that they wouldn't have to pick up the Tab & the UK taxpayer would instead.

 

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Pussay Patrol Flag 03 May 19 9.32pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Having worked as an Immigration Officer for 28 years I can assure you health tourism is not a rumour, if you choose to not believe it that is your perogative but I have seen it first hand on many many occasions. With regard to your previous comment....Yes many do arrive and immediately ask for a house and money...but presumably you know better than me

you dispute the 0.3% number?

 

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dannyboy1978 Flag 04 May 19 12.06am Send a Private Message to dannyboy1978 Add dannyboy1978 as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Instead of listening to rumours or here say it's easy to do simple research. Only took a few minutes to find out health tourism was 0.3%, then your argument is fact based rather bulls***

Don't Americans comprise of your 0.3 then?

 
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dannyboy1978 Flag 04 May 19 12.11am Send a Private Message to dannyboy1978 Add dannyboy1978 as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

you dispute the 0.3% number?

No way is it 0.3 in London.

 
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Teddy Eagle Flag 04 May 19 12.15am Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by dannyboy1978

No way is it 0.3 in London.

I wouldn’t be as bothered about the number of health tourists as the number of doctors in London who can’t speak English properly. I didn’t see a doctor for forty years who had English as a first language. Worked out well when one signed me off for a month because he didn’t understand what I had told him.

 
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cryrst Flag The garden of England 04 May 19 6.48am Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

Yes prescriptions are free in Scotland but not in England.
NHS dentists haven’t been as available since the system was changed in 2006 and in some areas it’s hard to find one.
A three visit course of treatment costs £269.30 in England. If you think that’s a bargain then you have more money than me.


Its around £50
Nhs with payment.
Most dentists offer this service.

 
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Spiderman Flag Horsham 04 May 19 7.24am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

you dispute the 0.3% number?

Yes I do but unfortunately I have no OFFICIAL figures to back this up just a whole lot of experience so presumably you wont believe me but I know what I know

 
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