Cross-border healthcare – overseas patients

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Publication Date 16/03/2017
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The UK Government announced in February 2017 that NHS hospitals in England will be required to charge patients from overseas upfront for non-urgent, planned care unless they are eligible for free treatment.

How does this apply to the devolved administrations? What are the arrangements for non-UK residents to access NHS healthcare, and for Welsh (and UK) patients to receive treatment abroad? Is this likely to change following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU?

Source Link Link to Main Source https://assemblyinbrief.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/cross-border-healthcare-overseas-patients/
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ESO: Find more information on Wales and the EU Referendum, 23 June 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=brexit%20wales%20&searchOption=all
ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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