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Migrants face long waits for healthcare due to NHS fees

DESTITUTE migrants have to wait an average of 37 weeks for urgent medical care because of NHS charging regulations, a new study shows. 

Research by Doctors of the World found cases of children as young as four and people aged up to 75 living in England being refused NHS care because of their immigration status. 

The study, published yesterday, found that NHS charging is being applied to individuals despite them having “no realistic prospects of being able to pay for the NHS services they receive.”

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