Minimum required to live comfortably at a young retirement age

[youreavinalaff]

7 hours ago, jayboy said:

 

The fact you have paid tax all of your life is irrelevant.Free access to the NHS has nothing to do with having paid tax.It is all about residency.

 

 

No one is turned away from a first visit to hospital. No one is refused emergency treatment. If follow up treatment is required, simply say you are staying in UK for the foreseeable future. Job done.

[jayboy]

2 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

No one is turned away from a first visit to hospital. No one is refused emergency treatment. If follow up treatment is required, simply say you are staying in UK for the foreseeable future. Job done.

 

The charge would normally be the relevant NHS tariff plus 50%. As you suggest, nobody would be turned away for emergency treatment or from A and E, but you are wrong to suggest there would be no financial consequences.In any case it seems unlikely some Bangkok based expatriate would travel to UK to sort out emergency treatment, more likely something more serious requiring hospitalization.Highly unlikely in my view to evade payment.

 

Of course some would get away with it, just as some people freeload at expensive restaurants and the do a runner before the bill arrives.But it doesn't seem a clever way for UK expatriates in the UK to plan their medical needs - particularly as in an emergency many would be too ill to travel.

[youreavinalaff]

7 minutes ago, jayboy said:

 

The charge would normally be the relevant NHS tariff plus 50%. As you suggest, nobody would be turned away for emergency treatment or from A and E, but you are wrong to suggest there would be no financial consequences.In any case it seems unlikely some Bangkok based expatriate would travel to UK to sort out emergency treatment, more likely something more serious requiring hospitalization.Highly unlikely in my view to evade payment.

 

Of course some would get away with it, just as some people freeload at expensive restaurants and the do a runner before the bill arrives.But it doesn't seem a clever way for UK expatriates in the UK to plan their medical needs - particularly as in an emergency many would be too ill to travel.

Whilst I agree with your sentiments, your comments regarding cost, were an expat to return and say they plan to remain in UK for the foreseeable future, are incorrect