Scrap upfront NHS charges for migrants, says BMA

Policy has resulted in deaths and been heavily criticised by MPs and health charities. Britain’s doctors have urged ministers to scrap controversial rules that force migrants to pay upfront before they can receive NHS care for serious illnesses such as cancer. The British Medical Association has become the first body representing medical staff to call for the complete abolition of the charges, which have been heavily criticised by MPs and health charities. Delegates gathering in Belfast fo