This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Charge non-eea citizens properly for NHS Treatment
It's the case that in 2014-15 the NHS cost each man, woman and child £2,057. It's also the case that non-eea students and workers pay just £150 for full NHS service a year. This is called the Immigration Health Surcharge. We ask the government to increase this in line with the true cost to our NHS.
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Additionally the cost of transporting a person who has dialed 999 within London according to The London Ambulance Service costs £254.57.
£2,057 figure according to
http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/key-statistics-on-the-nhs
It is clear that the British taxpayer is subsidising medical treatment on our NHS.
Please sign this petition to ask the government to consider charging those using our NHS a fair amount far exceeding the £150 we charge at present.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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