Pollyana

If you think that's true you need to read some of the threads in the UK forum. Its as big a myth as the one that just anyone can roll up to the UK and get allowed in on the spot. Even Brits returning to live in the UK often struggle to get medical assistance on the NHS.

trevorandjo york

You are clearly not a nurse in the UK having to deal with medical holiday makers. Often they don't speak english and all live with their nephew or uncle.... I speak from experience, how about you!

Pollyana

I speak from having many friends who are nurses and from breaking up frequent arguments on this website started by people saying erroneous statements like "The UK gives medical treatment to anyone who wants it......""the UK gives visas to anyone who asks......" "the UK allows people to just walk in here whenever they want to...."
I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I'm sure it does, just the same as many people get access to treatment on medicare in Australia when they should only be getting emergency care, but the government does have rules in place to prevent it happening, its down to the Trusts and hospitals to enforce them. If they aren't being enforced maybe you should notify your MP?

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/E...tors/index.htm

trevorandjo york

This is no myth, fact. I deal with it, you listen to your friends....enough said.

Sally Redux

What are you saying? That everyone living in the US could fly to Britain every time they needed treatment? Well, why has Congress even debated the issue, this brilliant solution was there all the time.

Pollyana

Exactly.....I mean, I can't think why so many expats get upset about paying for health insurance in the US, Canada, Aus wherever....... I mean why don't we all just fly home every time we need anything

ozzieeagle

You can more or less get it here.... as long as you give the person that wants treatment your medicare card and is a similar age etc

You can take the boy out of Sarf London... but you cant get the Sarf Londoner out of the boy.

Pollyana

seanyg

You misunderstand me (don't worry, you're not the first ): I don't hate immigrants and have nothing against them coming here to work if they buy / rent their own house, spend their wages in this country (boosting our economy) and don't expect handouts. The ones who don't do this are the ones with whom I have a problem, in which case I would be nothing like them as we would be putting money back into the economy through our wages and property expenditure (I.e. Rent or mortgage).

seanyg

Not sure about non-EU countries but anyone in the EU can indeed just walk in, no questions asked. I have no idea why they'd want to (apart from the obvious £ incentives) - in the Independent today it said Britain is ranked below Poland in terms of best lifestyle, place to live, etc. Mmm maybe we should check it out!

seanyg

Yes that's true...

Sally Redux

Grayling

Bollocks.....I worked in the NHS for 40 years...you are grossly exaggerating

Novocastrian

Could I point out that this is equally true of Canada, on who's forum you started an identical thread with an identical post which was identically nonsense?

I thought mods disapproved of such things.

Turban Explorer

Why not get in touch with Pauline Hanson - sure she'd be delighted to help you settle in.