PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Medical Treatments: Foreign Nationals (6 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will strengthen the procedure ensuring that patients meet the residency requirements for treatment on the NHS.

Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)

Answer

Relevant National Health Service bodies are legally required to identify, make, and recover charges from overseas visitors under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, also known as the Charging Regulations. The Department is committed to working with NHS England to ensure effective implementation of the Charging Regulations.


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