31-05-2017 01:02 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

Brexit Could Cost NHS Extra Half A Billion If Expats Return Home, Warns Nuffield Trust

The NHS could be landed with a bill of nearly half a billion pounds if retired British expats decide to return home if their right to healthcare in Europe is withdrawn after Brexit. 
And the figure could even be higher if the health service has to pay to replace staff lost due to curbs on EU migration, a report by the Nuffield Trust has revealed.
The research also calculates that care homes and home-care agencies could end up with a staff shortage as high as 70,000 in the next eight years,
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