Patients could have to show proof of identity to get some NHS care, the senior civil servant at the Department of Health has said. Chris Wormald told a Commons committee it was a controversial move but already happened in some NHS trusts.

Mr Meirion Thomas, a cancer surgeon, says he personally saw some patients who were engaged in "health tourism". He tells the Today programme people should have to show two forms of identification - a passport and a utility bill - in order to be treated.