As part of a strategy to improve efficiency and productivity in the NHS, the UK government has recently increased its focus on recovering costs from overseas migrants and visitors who receive secondary care treatment through the NHS. This includes maternity care and urgent care for non-life threatening illnesses required the same day. In October, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report outlining that the government's ambition of recovering up to £500m a year by 2017/18 faces a shortfall in the region of £150m under the current charging regime.
Potential plans to meet the projected shortfall include asking patients to present a passport and proof of address in order to receive treatment. These measures are already being piloted in some NHS England Trusts.
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