‘Windrush generation� guidance for NHS staff and NHS care providers
Establishing entitlement to NHS-funded secondary care when patients are part of the Windrush generation or may not have immigration documents readily available.
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Eligibility for NHS-funded secondary care is mainly based on lawful, settled residence in the UK.
This document specifically considers the ‘Windrush generation�. That is, the Commonwealth citizens who settled in the UK before 1 January 1973 and those who arrived to live here between 1973 and 1988.
It should be read with the main guidance on implementing the overseas visitor regulations.