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Which equates to a 0.61% increase. Which makes the Govt. officials +32 times more important! The PM seems to have been castrated this week. He has lost the balls he had last time he commented on this issue. Don't trust a man with odd socks.

"Pigs in blankets" is what comes to my mind @ this time of the year.

The Chinese Communist Party dont' need secret police forces , as they have in other countries, as they have the Govt./RTP on a lead.

Expatriates. Expatriates returning to the UK for a visit. The majority of members here would be termed expats?

" UK nationals who no longer live in the UK" "Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare...... Any treatment that may have to be paid for will be charged at 150% of the national NHS rate." https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care

Crossed wires. If you return to UK to be a resident again it's free. If you have left for over 6 month's you can't return for a visit and use the NHS without paying a bill @ +150%. They are different cases. Example: If Thai expats, like me, who have lived here for years (Over 6 months) were to visit the family/kids back in UK over Christmas, returning to Thailand in the New Year, your liable for your NHS treatment @+150%. I've already linked to the UK Govt. website in a previous post; perhaps you skipped over it.

Here is the reason there are pricing tiers here in Thailand. Sadly he lost the case to Anutin and after this story was printed a 5th tier was appended which was for foreigners with a Thai wife. https://thailand-construction.com/dutchmans-lawsuit-to-strike-down-higher-expat-fees-at-thai-hospitals-nears-verdict/

Can't possibly be right, there is no such thing as visa status, been talking to the wrong Dr. It all came to light in last years (?) legal case where Anutin sadly won against the foreign engineer. There was a thread here about it. I know I pay my bills @ a lower rate than a tourist because I registered with my Yellow Book. I don't know which level of the 5 tiers I'm on but I do know it's not the top tier and it is reasonable.

They are charged NHS fee @ 150%. It's clearly laid out here...https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care

Correct. It's 5 tier pricing!

Doesn't make it right and stories about tourists getting fleeced certainly turn me off leaving free Medicare in Australia behind and risking my income at 70 in Thailand. Blame Anutin. He's the one that won in the Thai court against a Dutch (?) engineer sueing against the racist pricing.

Rubbish - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-nhs-when-you-return-to-live-in-the-uk My foggy brain. I think it might be 3 years before you can get the dole/other handouts? I know it is/used to be 3 years wait for something. The no-no I reference above is for previous UK residents who have left and return back to the UK for a visit and access the free NHS when they should should be declaring their residence status and paying. If you normaly live here in Thailand you should pay ( +150% NHS bill).

I disagree (British). Thai government hospital charges using my Yellow Book to register/admit have been fair. Covid vaccines were also free.

Correct. Returning to be a resident again and returning for a visit are not the same thing. Visiting/visitors should pay be it the UK or Thailand.

Just because I'm British does not give me the right to the UK(Free) price if I use the NHS. It's based on residency. I live in Thailand, same as most of us on here. I think she is not a Thai resident at this time. Her foreign passport and business are now in Sweden and prior to that she was in the US. She was not admitted as a Thai ID card holder. Thai TikTok says she used her foreign passport to register/admit to the hospital as well as paid using a foreign credit card.

"Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare." https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care/how-the-nhs-charges-overseas-visitors-for-nhs-hospital-care

She registered with a foreign passport and paid using a foreign credit card.

There are 5 different pricing tiers at Thai govt. hospitals. Which tier your billed at depends on your visa status.

not sure that is correct, if you are ordinarily resident (6 months) you can resume free NHS Healthcare, there are exceptions if you worked in the forces or police etc you never loose free treatment, and they seldom check anyway I was under the assumption that if you were out of the country (UK) for over 6 months you cannot return to a free NHS. This was to stop the expats returning (after a cancer diagnosis, for example). You can use, but must pay a fee. This change to the NHS policy was since I arrived 20+ years ago. People previously would hop on a flight or have procedures done whilst on a holiday return visit to see family. The Thai lady in the article checked in to the private hospital with a foreign passport and paid using an overseas credit card. Why does she feel she has a right to the "Thai Price"? It appears to me that she is a Thai expatriate who is based overseas now; not paying Thai taxes.

So, visiting her country of birth and using that countries health service? I know that's a no-no for the UK's NHS. (Have to wait 3 years for returning residents.)

Isn't it about time for an official govt. oversight Deptartment of Scams? Of course, it will itself need an enormous budget.

An offer not to be sniffed at.

The hand of God?

Ice-cream IN. Kebabs OUT?