'Where's the Consultation?' - New Medsin Report released
Written by Peter Baker, 3 months ago | Permalink | Project: Global Health Advocacy Project
The report summarises submissions to the Department of Health Consultation 'Proposals to Exclude Overseas Visitors from Eligibility to Free NHS Primary Medical Services'.
It also details ongoing attempts using the Freedom of Information Act to access a complete set of submissions to this important consultation.
In 2004, the Department of Health carried out a public consultation exploring proposals to deny access to primary healthcare to failed asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. The results of this consultation were never published and the department have resisted our attempts to bring them into the public domain. They now claim submissions to the consultation will be made public in October 2008.
This document, which has been written by medical students and doctors working with the Global Health Advocacy Project, summarises the content of submissions we have been able to obtain. It is regrettable that this important body of opinion has not been available to guide and inform public debate on this issue over the last four years.
