BMJ 2008;336:1095 (17 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.413333.DB
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Excluding immigrants from primary care brings no savings to NHS, charity claims
Peter Moszynski
1 London
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More than 40% of immigrant patients were unable to access the health care to which they were entitled, says a report of the experiences of one clinic in London. It claims that no evidence exists of migrant "health tourism"—the widely held belief that many immigrants come to the United Kingdom specifically to access free treatment on the NHS that would be expensive elsewhere.
Two years ago the humanitarian aid organisation Médecins du Monde UK began a new healthcare programme in east London for refugees and migrants. Its free clinic provides temporary health care while it helps migrants, many of whom are homeless or are sex workers, gain access to the mainstream health services to which they are entitled.
The team consists of nine GPs, 12 nurses, and 15 support workers who volunteer their time to make the clinic happen.
The report says, "Two years of data show that our service
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