Illegal Migrants and Asylum Seekers Given 'Preferential' Access by Britain's Socialised Healthcare System: Report

Illegal Migrants and Asylum Seekers Given ‘Preferential’ Access by Britain’s Socialised Healthcare System: Report


Illegal migrants and so-called asylum seekers are being prioritised over native Britons by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), a report has claimed.

While British citizens often have to wait hours to be treated at Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments, NHS schemes such as “987 Inclusion Health” prioritise “undocumented migrants”, meaning that they get to skip to the front of the queue, The Telegraph reported.

According to the broadsheet, even asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected are still being given “preferential” treatment over many native Britons, reporting that special “walk-in services” at community day centres in South London are afforded to failed asylum seekers, while up to 15 per cent of other locals were forced to wait at least a

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