Homeless and migrant patients wrongly kicked off GP lists in NHS drive to slash spending

A man sleeps in a sleeping bag in Trafalgar Square as a commuter walks by on 30 June 2026 in London - (Getty)

Homeless and migrant patients are being wrongly kicked off GP lists in an attempt to slash NHS spending, The Independent can reveal.

Hundreds of thousands of patients have been removed from practices in England under a new scheme to “clean up” GP lists and identify patients who have left the country.