National Health Service
You will be able to receive healthcare from the National Health Service (NHS). Some or all of this may be free of charge depending on your residency status.
Permanent residents of the United Kingdom do not have to pay for treatment by a general practitioner (GP) or at a hospital.
If you are a visitor to the United Kingdom or have temporary permission to live here (limited leave to remain), you may be able to register with a GP in your area and receive free treatment. The GP can decide whether or not to register you. You may not be able to receive the full range of hospital treatment, because certain residence requirements must be met in order to qualify for this.
Some health services are free of charge to everyone.
These are:
- treatment given in an accident and emergency (A&E) department or in an NHS walk-in centre that provides services similar to those of an A&E department;
- treatment for certain infectious diseases;
- compulsory psychiatric treatment;
- family planning services.
For more information on the NHS please visit:
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/