Free HIV treatment for foreigners

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....agree-change-law.html

Scotland hands out free prescriptions, & free elderly care, to it's inhabitants.

But England's inhabitants don't get any of these perks, neither can it's Government afford some life saving medicines.

But they are now going to provide foreigners with free HIV treatment to bring them in line with Scotland, Wales, and most of Europe it seems.

/// Ministers do not expect the change to lead to rise in ‘health tourism’ – people who fly to Britain to exploit the NHS – because Scotland and Wales already give free treatment to foreign HIV sufferers, and the practice is common across Europe. ///

Shouldn't they first think about putting England in line with Scotland, before they start dishing out more monies on other nationals?

I have a sneaking suspicion that this may be just another EU directive.

[emmie]

SP, I know, as others have said i am not sure why we are footing the bill for people who have no claim on Britain, but that as they say is just my opinion.

[flip_flop]

"I can't see what the problem is - would you complain if they infected people with HIV when they could have been cured?"

When was the cure discovered?

Why haven't I heard more about this? This is huge news!

[anotheoldgit]

Funnily enough only last night this subject was widely discussed on a radio phone-in, and everyone who phoned in disagreed with these foreign nationals getting this free treatment free of charge on our NHS.

Everyone that is apart from the presenter, who was adamant that these HIV sufferers should get the treatment free of charge, I believe this particular presenter to be gay, so can we read anything into this, due to his minority view?

And please don't come out with the usual 'you are homophobic' accusations. I queried this because it is a well know fact that HIV/Aids issues are widely supported by the gay community.