NHS and The European Union [Infographic]

Andrew Cherrie https://www.medigo.com 2m 379 #europeanunion

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European Union Facts

This infographic outlines the key facts about the relationship between the NHS and the European Union. The UK’s referendum on EU membership takes place on the 23rd June, and one of the most highly-charged issues on both sides of the argument is the future of the National Health Service. While Leave campaigners believe the NHS will be in greater health outside the EU, recent government figures suggest that Brexit would result in a loss of £36bn a year, which could leave the NHS with a funding black hole. The impact of a potential Brexit is open to debate and nobody can really forecast how the NHS would fare. As debate rages on, we have collected this data from a number of sources to bring you what’s important about the NHS and the European Union: the facts.

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NHS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE FACTS

QUICK STATS ABOUT THE NHS

• £116.6Bn annual budget
• 243m patients treated each year
• 68 years old The NHS was founded in 1948
• 5th largest employer in the world
  • 1st US Department of Defense
  • 2nd People’s Liberation Army, China
  • 3rd Walmart
  • 4th McDonalds
  • 5th NHS

NHS DOCTORS: WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

Ireland 4,153

United Kindgom 173,275

Germany 3,189

Poland 2,164

Czech Republic 1,269

Hungary 1,510

Romania 2,643

Italy 3,706

Spain 1,673

Greece 3,683

SAME CARE, DIFFERENT COST

Non-EU residents (including British expats) are charged 150% of NHS tariffs for non-emergency care

Invoice

*European Health Insurance Card holder

UK pensioners living outside the EU must pay for healthcare, but those living in the EU have their healthcare costs covered by the NHS

COST OF TREATING TOURISTS

British visitors to Europe vs European visitors to the NHS (£ million a year)

Spain 39.8 | 3.0

France 39.6 | 4.8

Germany 9.8 | 9.3

Ireland 9.8 | 9.3

Netherlands 8.6 | 1.6

Belgium 6.1 | 3.6

Austria 5.6 | 0.1

Poland 4.9 | 1.3

Greece 2.7 | 0.11

British visitors cost Spain’s healthcare system £39.8 million a year

Spanish visitors to the UK costs the NHS £3 million a year

MIND THE GAP

The NHS spends more on treating non-EU visitors than EU visitors

£1.8Bn annual spent on all foreign visitors*

£1.5Bn non-EU

£300M EU

*emergency care and general practitioners

MEDIGO

Source: https://www.medigo.com/blog/featured-articles/nhs-european-union-facts/

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