EU healthcare scheme 'doesn't extend to diagnosis'

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A judge issued the ruling in a case brought by a woman who spent four years on a hospital waiting list.

A judge has ruled that an EU healthcare scheme does not extend to covering a patient's diagnosis.

Ms Wilson told the South Eastern Health Trust she wished to apply for treatment under the S2 scheme in April 2021. Her lawyer argued that a "proper interpretation" of the regulations supported the view that diagnostic services are a part of medical treatment.

 

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