[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

A tourist would be covered either by EHIC if European or by travel insurance, its the people who come specfically to get a procedure done for free that is the issue here

True, but I was just sayin'. All I meant was that even if EHIC and travel insurance didn't exist, you'd have to look pretty hard to find someone who'd say "he got hit by a car? he's not from here, don't fix his leg" or whatever; whilst objecting to people coming here especially for a new hip is a perfectly valid thing to be against.