Submitted on Sunday 1st November 2015
Published on Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Signatures: 115
Withdraw attempts to charge non-EEA citizens for access to emergency care
The Government is considering charging non-European Economic Area citizens for access to emergency care, including ambulance services and A&E.
This goes against the principles of the NHS and the logic of universal healthcare; it is unimplementable, cruel, and dangerous to the nation's health.
An NHS 'free at the point of use' is essential to its very being, irrespective of nationality.
The Government's plans (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34685022) should be withdrawn because:
- they provide a cruel barrier to healthcare for many
- doctors should not have to act as border guards
- they will exacerbate health emergencies and increase costs for injuries as people seek to delay accessing care
- they present a dangerous precedent which could see charges introduced for all patients
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