They have paid the NHS surcharge when making their visa application; or. They would have been covered under one of the above, but for the fact that they applied for leave to enter or remain in the UK before the NHS surcharge was implemented 6 April Note: A child born in the UK to an exempt person is also exempt from charge provided they are under 3 months old.
If your circumstances are as above, it is recommended that you are covered for healthcare through private medical insurance for the duration of your visit, even if you are a former UK resident. Once the hospital has established that you must pay for treatment, you will usually be asked to pay the full cost in advance, unless emergency treatment is required immediately. A GP practice may be flexible in deciding whether to accept you as a registered patient and if you're visiting the UK for less than 3 months, they might accept you as a temporary resident.
However, there are certain services you might have to pay a fee for. Your residency status is not a determining factor in whether or not to accept you as a registered patient. You can also get help to find a doctor from the NHS service. Even if you are accepted onto a GP or dentist's list of NHS patients, you have to pay charges for some things like prescription charges and dental treatment. For more information about charges and the help you might get to pay for them, see Help with health costs.
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Hide this message. Home Brexit. Part of Brexit. Guidance NHS entitlements: migrant health guide. Print this page. What this guidance is for Many migrants will come from countries with very different health care systems to the UK.
Summary of changes after the Brexit transition period Short-term visitors from the EU can continue to access medically necessary healthcare through the European Health Insurance Card EHIC scheme, or planned healthcare through the S2 funding route.
Free services GP and nurse consultations in primary care, treatment provided by a GP and other primary care services are free of charge to all whether registering with a GP as an NHS patient , or accessing NHS services as a temporary patient.
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