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<p>The following information is not held by the Department:</p><p>- income health
trusts in each region or nation of the United Kingdom received for the cost of treating
European Economic Area (EEA) nationals;</p><p>- income each NHS trust in each region
of England claimed back for the cost of treating EEA nationals;</p><p>- the number
of EEA nationals who received NHS treatment;</p><p>- the cost of treating EEA nationals
who received NHS treatment in each region of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Claims to and from
EEA countries are managed centrally by the Department on behalf of the whole of the
UK. Income claimed from EEA countries is based on both data collected from trusts
and arrangements in place with other EEA countries under bilateral agreements.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department does hold information on claims to the UK from other EEA countries
for healthcare costs. However, claims to the UK from other EEA countries are not based
on nationality – they are based on whether the UK is judged to be responsible for
someone's healthcare costs, for example due to residency in the UK or, for state pensioners,
someone with a UK state pension who has retired to a different EEA country. It is
therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of costs based on UK nationality.</p><p>
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