It is that time of the year again when all the political parties of the UK hold their conferences.<\/p>\n
With a general election just 8 months away, politicians are making their policies heard. There are still two connected topics at the top of the agenda \u2013 the NHS and migrants.<\/p>\n
For the last 4 years at least, one political party has argued that the NHS should only be available for British citizens. They reject the notion it should be open to non-British citizens who move to the UK to live and work.<\/p>\n
This particular point of view refers to the modern phenomenon of health tourism. Growing numbers of people now travel to different parts of the world for medical treatment. This is often dental<\/a> and cosmetic surgery<\/a>, but not exclusively.<\/p>\n The politician questioning the use of NHS services by migrants suggests that this effective tourism is costing the state funded service \u00a32 billion each year.<\/p>\n