You currently have JavaScript disabled in your web browser, please enable JavaScript to view our website as intended. Here are the instructions of how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Skip to main content Skip to footer. Check if you're eligible for help X. The practice will ask people who are not ordinarily resident in the UK to complete supplementary questions. If applicable these questions also ask if the patient considers themselves to be exempt from charge for NHS secondary care services, should these be needed.
GP practices are not required to ask for proof of identity, address or immigration status from patients wishing to register. NHS guidance on how to register with a GP surgery clearly outlines that a practice cannot refuse a patient because they do not have proof of address or immigration status.
NHS England and NHS Improvement in partnership with a number of organisations have developed and distributed physical and digital GP access cards , accompanied by posters and social media campaign resources that support access to GP registration.
Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations can get physical copies of the access card from their local Healthwatch to share with the communities they work with, or download a digital copy of the access card and associated resources from the FutureNHS platform. You may need to request access to access these resources. Where a patient applies to register with a GP practice and is turned down, the GP must still provide any immediately necessary treatment that is requested by the applicant, free of charge, for up to 14 days this can vary according to circumstances.
If a practice refuses to register a patient, they must notify the applicant of the refusal and the reason for it, in writing within 14 days of the decision. If a person goes to a GP for treatment while visiting the UK and is treated as a private patient, any prescription would also be private and would have to be paid for privately. Since 6 April , non-EEA nationals have had to pay the immigration health surcharge when applying for a visa to stay in the UK for over 6 months, unless they are exempt from paying the surcharge.
From 1 January , the immigration health surcharge will also need to be paid by EEA and Swiss nationals coming to the UK for stays of more than 6 months. People who have paid the surcharge or who are exempt from having to pay it or have had the requirement waived can use the NHS in a similar same way to an ordinarily resident person while their visa remains valid. They will still need to pay for certain NHS services , including prescriptions, dental treatment and assisted conception services.
The same amount must be paid for any dependants. Some people are exempt from paying the surcharge , including people who:.
People who have a visitor visa and those with a visa for under 6 months need to pay for any healthcare at the point of use unless they are exempt. See the Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application page for a full list of exemptions and further information.
Hospital treatment is free of charge for people who are ordinarily resident in the UK. To be considered ordinarily resident, you must be living in the UK on a lawful and properly settled basis for the time being. Since 6 April , non-EEA nationals who are subject to immigration control must have the immigration status of indefinite leave to remain at the time of treatment and be properly settled, to be considered ordinarily resident.
If you are a family member of an EEA national who is resident in the UK, you may not be subject to immigration control even if you are from outside the EEA. There is more information about applying to join family living permanently in the UK, at Family visas: apply, extend or switch. All other patients are charged for NHS treatment, except for treatment that is free to all.
Payment is required in full and in advance of treatment where clinicians consider the need for treatment to be non-urgent meaning it can wait until the patient can reasonably be expected to return to their country of residence. Where clinicians consider treatment to be immediately necessary or urgent, it will be provided even if the patient has not paid in advance and the patient will be asked for payment afterwards. Most hospitals have overseas visitors managers or their equivalents to do this assessment.
They make their assessments in line with the charging regulations and based on evidence provided by the patient. Patients should expect to be asked to prove that they are entitled to free NHS hospital treatment.
Information about dental entitlements and oral health can be found on the dental health page of the migrant health guide. There will be no changes to healthcare access for residents from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland whose visit to the UK began on or before 31 December and continues uninterrupted after that date. They are exempt from charge for treatment that becomes medically necessary during their stay, including treatment for chronic conditions, such as routine monitoring.
They must show a valid EHIC or a provisional replacement certificate to receive free care. Pre-planned treatment is not included free of charge without special prior arrangement. Residents of EEA member states should speak to the authorities in their home country if they wish to come to the UK specifically to receive treatment.
People from the EU will continue to be able to use a valid EHIC or a provisional replacement certificate to access healthcare if they fall ill or have a medical emergency during a temporary stay in England from 1 January Students who began their course at an accredited higher education institute in the UK on or before 31 December will be able to use their EHIC for medically necessary healthcare until the end of their course.
If their course begins on or after the 1 January and lasts for longer than 6 months, they will need to pay the immigration health surcharge as a part of their visa application. If you need immediate medical assistance e.
An operator will ask you which emergency service you require fire, police or ambulance. You will need to tell the emergency services what has happened and where you are. If someone is injured and needs to go to hospital an ambulance will arrive and take them to the nearest hospital with an emergency department.
If you need urgent treatment but are well enough to travel please make your own way to the nearest Accident and Emergency Department. Tel: Email: brownsover. Discover how to register.
If you're entitled to free treatment, you can get it immediately. This could include providing information in your own language or through an interpreter. Find out how to complain about discrimination.
You can delay your treatment until you can raise the money. If you're entitled to free hospital treatment, but have been told that you'll be charged, you should contact the Health Authority. 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. Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer. Top links Housing benefit.
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