Culled from. BellaNaija.com
Following allegations that a Nigerian woman received treatment for the delivery of her babies in a United Kingdom hospital without paying anything, the UK government has said it will no longer tolerate the abuse of its National Health Service by Nigerian women.
According to media reports, Bimbo Ayelabola, received treatment for the delivery of her babies totalling £10,000 but returned to the country without paying anything.
Here’s how Channels TV reported it:
This prompted the UK Health Minister, Simon Burns to say “We won’t tolerate abuse of our National Health Service. The NHS has a duty to anyone whose life or long-term health is at immediate risk but it is not there to serve the health needs of the globe.
“Hospitals have a legal duty to recover any charges made to overseas patients. The Government has also recently amended the immigration rules so that anyone with an unpaid debt to the NHS of £1,000 or more can be refused a new visa.”
Photo Credit: www.ucl.ac.uk
Following allegations that a Nigerian woman received treatment for the delivery of her babies in a United Kingdom hospital without paying anything, the UK government has said it will no longer tolerate the abuse of its National Health Service by Nigerian women.
According to media reports, Bimbo Ayelabola, received treatment for the delivery of her babies totalling £10,000 but returned to the country without paying anything.
Here’s how Channels TV reported it:
Ayelabola, 33, reportedly took a fertility drug (Clomid) overdose in order to aid conception after losing her first pregnancy.
As soon as she found out she was
pregnant, the woman allegedly relocated to the UK to be able to take the
needed rest outside of the hustling and bustling of Lagos.
While in the UK, she underwent a scan
which revealed that she was expecting four babies in the first instance
before it was discovered during the delivery that there was a fifth
baby.
It was learnt that she was put on an
emergency NHS programme which as at July last year, had depleted the
scheme’s purse to the tune of £200,000 ($320,000).
The heavily pregnant woman was said to
have travelled from Lagos to Manchester because she was concerned about
the standard of treatment she would receive in Nigeria.
She was said to have gone straight from
the airport to Wythenshawe Hospital where she told staff that there were
complications with her pregnancy.
Two midwives, two consultant urologists, a
radiology consultant, two consultant obstetricians and two
anaesthetists were reported to have been involved in her treatment
before her healthy babies were born by emergency Caesarean section last
two weeks.
Prior to her discharge from hospital on
Monday, staff were said to have informed her that the cost of her
treatment was around £10,000 and asked her for billing details.
The woman was reported to have left without paying anything.
This prompted the UK Health Minister, Simon Burns to say “We won’t tolerate abuse of our National Health Service. The NHS has a duty to anyone whose life or long-term health is at immediate risk but it is not there to serve the health needs of the globe.
“Hospitals have a legal duty to recover any charges made to overseas patients. The Government has also recently amended the immigration rules so that anyone with an unpaid debt to the NHS of £1,000 or more can be refused a new visa.”
Photo Credit: www.ucl.ac.uk
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