AIBU to think we shouldn't have got a bill for doctor appointment?

[Rainatnight]

DD, 2, had an outpatients hospital appointment in the summer for suspected asthma. Saw the consultant, we where packed off with a prescription, all fine.

We're in the UK, it was an NHS appointment based on a GP referral.

Today, I opened an invoice from the hospital for £330!

It's just an invoice, no explanation of why we're being charged.

I can ring in the morning and ask but wondered if anyone knew why this might have happened?

But as I said above. I didn’t think Irish people did count as needing to pay it was only when the op said she was Irish that I thought maybe they do. Maybe it’s an anomaly I wasn’t aware of. I was just trying to figure out a reason why the op was billed.

Contact whoever sent the letter chances are the wrong box has been ticked more than likely a genuine human error it happens I can't see why you would have to pay.

Don’t think there’s any need to be nasty Sunday. I thought Southern Ireland counted as European not part of the uk and didn’t know they paid ni. Doesn’t make me terminally stupid just means it’s something I didn’t know. You learn new things every day. You don’t have to be nasty.

Did you also post about your DD not needing an ambulance? Within 10 minutes of this thread? I’m confused.

I wasn't saying someone who was resident in the UK should have to pay for NHS treatment, but if they live in the republic of Ireland (and there is no reciprocal agreement ) then I think they should have to pay.
They fought for freedom of control from the British and should not be allowed to have it both ways, the historic freedom of entry to the UK should also be removed, maybe Brexit is an opportunity for this too.

Just because I don't agree with you does not make me goady, grow up.

Are you currently resident in the UK - were you currently resident in the UK when you had the NHS treatment.

I am British and my daughter is British but we currently live in the USA - so when we come back to the UK to see family we are billed if we receive any NHS treatment.

If we come back to live in the UK we will be immediately able to access free NHS care again.

Lots of expats think they can live overseas and then 'pop back' for free health care when the need arises. But they are clamping down on that.

If you live in the UK and she is a British citizen then you have been accidentally sent the bill and just need to clear that up.

I have strong feelings about Ireland and Northern Ireland, maybe because I'm from a military family.

Ah, cross posted with the poster in question. So obviously not a mistake but deliberate nastiness. As I suspected.

So Sunday, why are you so invested in the discussion if neither British or Irish?
I have reason to be interested in the discussion and more concerned with more recent history, which affected me directly.

It genuinely isn’t. I genuinely didn’t know. You turned it nasty. This could have been an informative thread. But you turned it nasty with insults first.

Just because you don‘t find it offensive doesn‘t mean it isn‘t, Feefee.

At what point have I said it isn’t offensive.

Nastiness has varying levels, my children at the time 80's being declared legitimate targets by the IRA gives me a vested interest that wasn't nasty just very security minded.

I said I see no reason for it to be offensive. We have South Wales and north wales. The south and the north in England as do a great many countries. So to me not knowing about the Republic of Ireland I wouldn’t think Southern Ireland would be offensive thing to say. I know now and I won’t repeat it. But you can’t get nasty at someone for something they didn’t know. You have been very targeted with your nastiness on this thread.

The person who made this thread political was actually kayaking. If you can‘t see this it is probably down to your lack of interest in actually very recent history.

But I’m not dealing with you further Sunday because you aren’t anything other than a nasty element to the thread. And life’s too short for twatbadgers.

feefee, your post at 01:55 says that you can‘t see why it might be offensive.

That‘s fine feefee, no point in losing sleeping over those good old someone is wrong on the internet discussions. 😉

And I explained why Sunday. I wasn’t saying it wasn’t offensive. I was saying based on the information I had available to me at the time I could not see why it was offensive. That’s not saying it isn’t offensive.

And no I don’t have a particular interest in history. I’m reading up on this now. And I’ve not seen anything to support your over the top response to what I’ve said.

If it's anything like my hospital, it'll be the car park fee...