by Medact Staff | Jul 1, 2014 | Campaign Updates, Human Rights
Medact has been working with Alma Mata, Doctors of the World, Migrants’ Rights Network, the Terrence Higgins Trust, The National AIDS Trust, Still Human Still Here, Maternity Action and other organisations as part of the Entitlement Working Group. Medact also acts as...
by Medact Staff | Jul 1, 2014 | Briefings, Human Rights
Medact believes that healthcare should be freely accessible for all who need it on ethical, humanitarian, public health and economic grounds. However, the government’s current policy trajectory is set to further hinder migrant access to healthcare services a move that...
by Medact Staff | Jul 1, 2014 | Briefings, Human Rights
Summary According to the government, new measures are needed to combat ‘health tourism’ (i.e. visitors who come to the UK with the express intention of seeking free NHS care) and to improve the sustainability and fairness of the health system. It justifies this with...
by Medact Staff | Jul 1, 2014 | Briefings, Human Rights
Any non-EEA citizen who is not ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK is liable for charging in secondary care, with some notable exemptions relating to membership to specific groups and specific services. However, eligibility for free primary care is unaffected by these...
