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Topic History of: is this true about health system ? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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david
this wasn't the case when I returned to the UK after 16 years' absence, but then I did go straight into paid employment when I got here so was paying taxes, NI etc. That was 9 years ago tho.
veritas
a pensioner friend who has lived abroad for a few years says the rules have been changed so that anyone who has lived outside the UK for 3 years is no longer eligable to national health.
I can't see how a Brirtish citizen can be deprived of anything another is entitled to.