Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 18 April 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what records are held of how much was owed to NHS trusts in the Yorkshire and Humber region in unpaid medical bills incurred by foreign nationals since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what records are kept of unpaid medical bills owed by overseas visitors and migrants to NHS trusts in Yorkshire and Humber in each year since 2010.
The Department does not have an overall estimate of unpaid medical bills relating to the use of the National Health Service by foreign nationals in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
NHS trust and NHS foundation trust annual accounts provide information on provisions and debt that has been written off, however this does not give the total debt picture because some of these amounts will be paid in subsequent years.
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No2 people think not
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