Re: Davis says he now has health-care agreement post Brexit

My husband and I also paid into the NHS but when we took the decsion to stay in NL we also took on the responsibilties.

I have no objection to people getting what they are entitled to but if they paid into British NHS then thats what they should get ..in the uk..

I see its different when a foreign person seeks health care in the UK, then they are spongers and should be packed off back to their own country PDQ but the respectable retired British person? oh goodness no, they must be treated because they paid in back home dont you know.....

A touch of Imperialism kicking in there...

Re: Davis says he now has health-care agreement post Brexit

I agree with you Cass. If someone has taken the decision to spend their lives in another EU country, then they should abide by the health, tax and pension laws of the country they have chosen. They know full well they would be entitled to what they have paid into all their working lives, but for that, they should reside here in order to gain those services.

I agree though that for those taking holidays in Europe, the EU card should be allowed to continue. I just wish our Hospital Trusts and yes, the doctors themselves, didn't have this attitude that it is beneath them to charge those who should not be entitled to free treatment.

But, there you are. That's the way things are, and until we get a government with the ball's to actually do something about our NHS, they will always be standing with the begging bowl because it's easier and a lot less hassle.

Re: Davis says he now has health-care agreement post Brexit

I have to say I think I agree with both of you its not that people can't get what they paid for but they need to live here to access it. Especially as there is no real pot to pay into the money has long gone.

Re: Davis says he now has health-care agreement post Brexit

We have reciprocal agreements so we tell other countries how much they owe us and they tell us what we owe them. Patients should only be charged for services not included under the agreement. So in some countries you might pay for a gp visit. We just don't have great systems here. But it's not about asking visitors to pay up, its about clawing back from their home country as part of the agreement. It's not just the eu we have these agreements with. So if you end up in hospital in say Australia you should not have to pay.

Re: Davis says he now has health-care agreement post Brexit

I'm afraid I cannot find anything pertaining to this on that link.

Could you clarify, then, whether the agreement will be reciprocal? Will UK citizens living in the EU receive the same healthcare provisions as EU citizens living in the UK?

That would be the fairest arrangement, of course, although I wouldn't expect fairness from the EU.