In March, the Guardian revealed that a hospital in London refused to treat Sylvester Marshall, who was previously known as Albert Thompson, for prostate cancer unless he paid £54,000 upfront.
The charging policy was first introduced under Gordon Brown in 2009, and extended in 2014 as part of a series of Conservative-led hostile environment measures.
Since last October hospitals have been obliged to check that patients are eligible to receive many, but not all, types of care for free and demand that those deemed ineligible pay for their treatment in advance.
In some cases, campaigners argue that undocumented migrants with urgent care needs have been refused treatment by hospitals, despite NHS guidelines that state no one should be refused urgent or immediately necessary treatment because they cannot pay.
Share your experiences
We want to hear from anyone who does not have access to documentation who has been denied NHS treatment or given treatment but later faced a big bill for the care they received. What has been the impact? Has this policy made migrants afraid to get healthcare?
Campaigners have also said that other groups have been caught up in this policy, including those who are homeless, elderly or have mental health problems. Tell us if you’ve heard of these cases.
