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wb
6th July 2006, 23:52
My wife's cousin and her husband (both from Canada) will be spending a few years in England while he is studying. The are also planning to have children during this time.

Over in Ireland, maternity care is free to all nationalitys from pregnancy onwards. Is this the same in the UK?

Thanks.
vegyjones
6th July 2006, 23:53
It depends. Are they English Canadian or French Canadian?
wb
6th July 2006, 23:55
ha ha. Irish Canadian :doh

:) :)
vegyjones
6th July 2006, 23:57
I think they are entitled to free healthcare,
but only at the Kabul English Embassy though!
wb
6th July 2006, 23:59
As far as I know, they just have full Canadian citizenship.

Canada is part of the commonwealth though, not sure if that means anything.
presto
7th July 2006, 00:01
i would imagine so - but i am no expert.

will find out tommorow for you if i can, as rather conveniantly a stripper who i was talking to the other night works as a maternity care nurse during the day. :doh coincidence or what :spinning
vegyjones
7th July 2006, 00:01
My sister in law was on a visa from the Phillipines, but received all her pregnancy heathcare free on the NHS!

Think they will be okay! :)
AngieS
7th July 2006, 00:28
After having have had all 4 chidren in a country where I was born (England) I have to sign a form to say I have been a U.K resident for I think from memory at least two years, (which annoys the life of me because I was born in perivale baby factory 47 years ago and I still have to produce the relevent documents to prove so,
Win2Win
7th July 2006, 08:53
They just register with a GP as soon as they get here, and then everything is free. In fact they can help themselves to a new bed, x-ray machine, etc, as everyone else does it here :rolleyes:
Onlyforfun
7th July 2006, 09:13
It may be free but if they can afford to go private I would recommend it!
Profit Seeker
7th July 2006, 13:07
Private maternity care? Not really necessary.
mathare
7th July 2006, 13:10
Why not PS?
Win2Win
7th July 2006, 13:56
It still comes out the same hole :rolleyes:
piggy
7th July 2006, 18:50
It may be free but if they can afford to go private I would recommend it!
why's that when the maternity care is normally excellent as it is midwife led as they are practisioners in their own right, most are truly dedicated staff they must be as they are doing a doctors job on nurses pay, by the way my wife is a midwifery sister at scarborough hospital so i know all about the extra hours for no pay as they would never leave a patient at risk.
piggy
7th July 2006, 18:54
Why not PS?
as above, also it's very difficult to get decent private care as it's mostly consultant practises and even america is now beggining to realise midwife led care is the best.
Profit Seeker
7th July 2006, 23:11
That's the one area I would imagine isn't alot different private than nhs. My maternal experience was of the highest order and top priority by those dealing with it. Except the :censored: midlands of course! :rolleyes: