The hostile environment in primary care: Qualitative analysis of a cross sectional survey of health care professionals in primary care.

Background: In 2014 the UK government rolled out the then called hostile environment as a series of punitive policies designed to disenfranchise undocumented migrants from living in Britain. As part of these measures upfront charging was introduced in 2017 which saw patients being denied treatment without prior full payment based on their immigration status.

Aim: Assess the knowledge of the charging regulations in a sample of primary care practitioners.