Northerngirl
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I recently went my local A&E Dept. for medical treatment of a sprained ankle. I told the Receptionist my GP was in the north, gave my parents address in the North, though I work in Dublin, was told I would not have to pay anything and treated immediately with X-ray, etc; Meanwhile if I had given an adress in the Republic I would have needed to pay to be seen by a medic. I was informed that if anyone from an EU country seeks emergency treatment, it is free. Is there something very unfair about this system, whereby those of you paying tax and National Insurance have to pay for basic emergency treatment in your own country??
As someone who lived in the UK, with access to free GP service, hospital stay, etc; on the NHS, I an angered that Ireland cannot provide a basic free health service,astonished there is not a national outcry & resent having to pay medical fees - luckily I can go across the border.Hospital doctors are the highest paid in the EU - I wonder why??
As someone who lived in the UK, with access to free GP service, hospital stay, etc; on the NHS, I an angered that Ireland cannot provide a basic free health service,astonished there is not a national outcry & resent having to pay medical fees - luckily I can go across the border.Hospital doctors are the highest paid in the EU - I wonder why??