article_snippet: Zimbabwe-born Caroline Nyadzayo’s unpaid bill is part of the £62million cost of ‘health tourism’ to Britain.
article_snippet: The so-called ‘health tourism gap’ between the amount NHS NHS collects from EU patients and the total hospitals on the continent receive from Britain has soared to almost £700million.
article_snippet: It means the UK is now paying out £15 for the healthcare costs of Britons who fall ill abroad for every £1 the UK gets back for the NHS treatment of European visitors.
article_snippet: The Prime Minister and Health Secretary have pledged to introduce tough new measures to recoup an extra £500million from foreigners annually by 2017/18.