It looks like all this talk about saving money on healthcare and who gets it is spreading to the areas served by the NHS, as someone spoke out and said folks should have to have 10 years of residence before the services of the NHS are free, sounds similar to the debates that go on in the US. Right now it is only set at a year, but one leader spoke up and stated it is proper to care for those who need it, but that can be interpreted in a few ways, long story short it is the basic same issue we discuss here, who gets healthcare and how many more can we afford? Nobody has the perfect or close to perfect system yet and everyone is looking at how to keep a cap on costs. BD
Immigrants should be denied free NHS care until they have lived in UK for at least 10 years, the head of the body representing Scotlands patients has claimed. Dr Jean Turner, chief executive of the Scotland Patients Association and a former independent MSP for Bearsden and Strathkelvin, believes many foreigners regard Britain as a a soft touch and are moving here to take advantage of free medical treatment. Currently, any person who has lived in the UK for longer than a year is entitled to free health care. However, Turner believes that those who plan to stay in the country, including refugees and asylum seekers, should expect to fund their own medical expenses for at least a decade.
"I’m not sure of the evidence that this is creating any kind of pressure,” said Margaret Curran, the health spokeswoman for Scottish Labour. “I think it’s proper that we provide healthcare to the people who need it and we shouldn’t jump to any conclusions. We need to look at the evidence first.”
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