HEALTH CARE

John123456 wrote on Sat Oct 5, 2024 12:30pm:

Getting treatment in the UK

Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis may lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare.

If you are a UK national and move to the EU, you should not expect to be able to use NHS services for free when visiting the UK unless you have an EHIC, PRC or S2 to show your healthcare costs are funded by the EU country in which you now live, or another exemption applies....

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Some former UK residents do not have to pay for NHS treatment when visiting England. This includes:

UK war pensionersUK government employeesUK nationals living in the EU on or before 31 December 2020, once they have a registered, UK-issued S1https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-in-spain-including-the-balearic-and-canary-islands#:~:text=You%20may%20be%20entitled%20to%20state%20healthcare%20paid%20for%20by,Pension%20or%20an%20exportable%20benefit.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-for-eu-and-efta-citizens-visiting-the-uk

marcliff wrote on Sat Oct 5, 2024 12:30pm:

Depends on your age. If you have an S1 because you are drawing a UK pension then that S1 is valid in UK and you will receive free medical attention on the NHS. The only case in which the resident based NHS will treat non residents. You don't need the EHIC in UK but an S1 is accepted and the recep...

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...tionist can call Newcastle to see if you are covered by it if you don't have a copy.

As it is a resident based system, your health insurance would cover you with a private doctor if you can't get a public GP to treat you. However, from experience, GPs will treat you as a temporary resident if you are staying at an address in their catchment area and the people you are staying with are registered with them.