No, it doesn't - though you might be forgiven for thinking so from the clumsy writing here. Cosmetic surgery has never been provided by the NHS. It is, however, widely available privately in Britain. These people are presumably travelling back to their countries of origin for cosmetic surgery simply because it's cheaper to do so.
“These people are presumably travelling back to their countries of origin for cosmetic surgery simply because it’s cheaper to do so.”
Sure, but it also says something about the cost/quality ratio in the UK if they are willing to go to pakistan.
The socialized part ensures that the private part is expensive and failing itself.
“These people are presumably travelling back to their countries of origin for cosmetic surgery simply because it’s cheaper to do so. “
By claiming it is cosmetic surgery, the NHS is putting itself in the most positive light. They can’t possibly know the specific source. It could have been cosmetic surgery just as easily as it could have been a needed procedure that requires an interminable wait under the NHS.