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Nigerian Mum Who Gave Birth To Quadruplets London Hospital Cant Afford Bill by Rubyventures: 3:57pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
A Nigerian woman has racked up an NHS bill of more than £500,000 after giving birth to quadruplets in a west London hospital. The 43-year-old new mother, known as Priscilla, told staff she was unable to pay her bill after having the babies at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in White City. She claimed she planned to give birth in Chicago after being warned Nigerian hospitals did not have the “facilities to cater for the children”. However, the heavily pregnant woman was turned away by US border officials and went into labour three months early during her return to her home country in November Priscilla, who underwent IVF treatment to help her conceive, is now living in a London hostel run by a charity while her two surviving babies, Elijah and Esther, remain in hospital. One child died shortly after birth and another, Deborah, died on Saturday. Her husband is unable to travel to the UK due to a further lack of funds. The family’s shocking story will feature on BBC 2 documentary Hospitals on Wednesday. During the episode, which highlights the pressures of so-called health tourism on the capital’s NHS trusts, staff reveal the cost of the complex birth procedure for the triplets and care of the babies has exceeded £500,000. When first warned of the high treatment costs by overseas visitor manager Terry Facey, she says: “I didn’t plan to come here. “It’s only money. Money can’t buy life. The last bill I had was £331,000 but – even if I worked every day – I would never earn that much money. My kids are priceless.” Mr Facey, who has worked at the trust for 12 years trying to collect bills for overseas patients, says: “Those invoices are going to be huge ... 20 grand a week for each baby (in intensive care). “'We will gently push forward and do what we have to do, we’re governed by the rules and regulations. They seem a bit fruitless at times."
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Re: Nigerian Mum Who Gave Birth To Quadruplets London Hospital Cant Afford Bill by BLACKCHARGER(m): 4:03pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
Chai... Bhet why she come go dere |
Re: Nigerian Mum Who Gave Birth To Quadruplets London Hospital Cant Afford Bill by worry357: 5:38pm On Feb 01, 2017 |
How did she pay for fertility treatment or did she steal that as well? How dis she intend to pay for birth in USA? Or was she planning to run away from those bills as well. This will just make things more difficult for other people wanting treatment. 1 Like |
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