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Plans to make foreign people pay thousands of pounds before being able to access NHS care could endanger lives, a charity has warned.
Migrants will have to pay a fee before they can be treated by the health service, according to The Sun.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to announce plans to charge migrants to visit a GP, reports suggest.
The National Aids Trust (NAT) said the policy could risk the lives of people with HIV and threaten the health of Britons.
Chief executive Deborah Jack said: "If introduced, these policies will endanger the lives of people living with HIV and threaten the health of our community.
http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/nhs-fees-could-endanger-lives-8683773.html
Migrants will have to pay a fee before they can be treated by the health service, according to The Sun.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to announce plans to charge migrants to visit a GP, reports suggest.
The National Aids Trust (NAT) said the policy could risk the lives of people with HIV and threaten the health of Britons.
Chief executive Deborah Jack said: "If introduced, these policies will endanger the lives of people living with HIV and threaten the health of our community.
http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/nhs-fees-could-endanger-lives-8683773.html