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Britain's Secret Health Tourists

Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for, at a cost of millions to the health service.

Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for - at a cost of millions to our health service. Panorama goes undercover inside a black market where NHS access is being bought and sold, and finds an NHS practice manager taking money to register health tourists. Declan also discovers how easy it is for foreign nationals to get free treatment - with many hospitals across the country not making the required checks.

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Reporter Declan Lawn
Producer Jane Fellner
Director Jane Fellner
Executive Producer Alistair Pegg
Executive Producer Steve Boulton

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