A very good — and very wealthy — American friend of the Dame had a serious fall the other day while visiting our fine city. She was full of praise for the Emergency Department at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital: wonderful staff, prompt scans, and excellent treatment.
In the US — or privately here — she said the bill would easily have run to a couple of thousand pounds. When she asked how much she owed, the answer was simple: “Nothing.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea & Westminster is reportedly owed over a million pounds from other overseas scammers. The usual trick is, “oh, I left my cards at the hotel”.
Our hospital staff work long, exhausting hours. Just imagine how much better their pay and conditions might be if NHS managers actually stopped overseas visitors helping themselves to free care. Replicate this throughout the UK and do the sums…tens of millions are lost.
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