| Country |
Documents needed |
Should be free |
You'll pay for |
Other information |
| Anguilla |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. NHS medical card or UK driving license). |
Minor
emergency treatment. |
Hospital
in-patient and out-patient treatment. Hospital accommodation Dental
treatment. Prescribed medicines. Ambulance travel. |
Family-doctor-type
treatment is available at out-patient clinics. A charge is made. |
| Australia |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. UK passport or NHS medical card) and temporary
entry permit. |
Public
hospital treatment (this includes renal dialysis, but you must make
advance arrangements before leaving the UK. Please ask your NHS renal
unit for further details). |
Treatment
at most doctors surgeries. Prescribed medicines. Ambulance travel.
Dental treatment. |
You
will need to enroll
at a local Medicare office but this can be done
after you get treatment. Some doctors charges may be partially refunded
by the Medicare scheme. Claim at the local office before you leave. |
| Barbados |
UK
passport (or NHS medical card if not a UK national). |
Hospital
treatment. Treatment at polyclinics. Ambulance travel. Prescribed
medicines for children and the elderly. |
Dental
treatment. Prescribed medicines. |
|
| British
Virgin Islands |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. NHS medical card or UK driving license). |
Hospital
and other medical treatment for persons aged 70 or over and school-age
children. |
Other
visitors are charged for all services at rates applicable to residents. |
|
| Bulgaria |
UK
passport and NHS medical card. |
Hospital
treatment. Other medical and dental treatment. |
Medicines
supplied by public pharmacy. |
|
| Channel
Islands if staying less than three months |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. driving
license
or NHS medical card).
|
On Guernsey/Alderney
: Hospital in-patient treatment.
On Jersey:
Hospital in-patient and out-patient treatment. Ambulance travel.
On Sark:
Medical treatment.
|
Some
prescribed medicines. Accident and emergency hospital treatment. Emergency
dental treatment. GP and other medical care. Ambulance travel. Treatment
at a doctors surgery. Dental care. Prescribed medicines. |
No out-patient
department at Guernsey General Hospital.
Free treatment
at a family-doctor-type clinic is available most weekday mornings
at the General Hospital.
Hospital treatment
provided in Guernsey.
|
| Czech
Republic |
UK
passport |
Hospital
treatment. Other medical care. |
Prescribed
medicines. Dental treatment. |
|
| Falkland
Islands |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. medical card or UK driving license). |
Hospital
treatment.
Dental treatment.
Other medical treatment. Prescribed medicines.
Ambulance travel. |
|
|
| Hungary |
UK
passport. |
Treatment
in hospital, polyclinic or at a doctors surgery. |
Dental
& Ophthalmic treatment. Prescribed medicines. |
|
Isle of Man
|
No documents needed.
|
Treatment
as for UK National Health Service. |
Dental
treatment. Prescribed medicines. |
|
| Malta
up to 30 days stay |
UK
passport. |
Immediately
necessary medical and surgical treatment (including investigations)
in Government hospitals, health centres and district clinics. |
Consultations
and treatment in non-Government hospitals or clinics or at a private
doctors surgery. Prescribed medicines. |
|
| Montserrat |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. NHS medical card or UK driving license). |
Treatment
at government institutions for persons aged over 65 and under 16.
Dental treatment for school-age children. |
Hospital
in-patient and out-patient treatment. Hospital accommodation. Most
prescribed medicines. Dental treatment. Ambulance travel. |
Family-doctor-type
treatment is available at government clinics and the hospital casualty
department. A charge is made. |
| New
Zealand |
UK
passport. |
Dental
treatment (persons under 16). Public hospital in-patient treatment. |
Treatment
at hospitals (out-patient). Treatment at a doctors surgery. Prescribed
medicines. Dental treatment. |
Ask
hospital or doctor if a refund is due. If not, claim at the local
health office. Cash benefits from New Zealand Department of Health
reduce charges. |
| Poland |
NHS
medical card. |
Hospital
treatment. Some dental treatment. Other medical treatment. |
Doctors
visit (e.g. to your hotel). 30% of cost of prescribed medicines from
a public pharmacy. |
|
| Romania |
UK
passport. |
Hospital
Treatment. Some dental treatment. Other medical treatment. |
Medicines
supplied by public pharmacy. |
|
| Russia |
UK
passport. |
Treatment
in State Hospitals |
Prescribed
medicines |
|
| Slovak
Republic |
UK
passport. |
Hospital
treatment. Other medical care. |
Prescribed
medicines. |
|
| St
Helena |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. NHS medical card or UK passport). |
Hospital
treatment in out-patient clinics during normal clinic times. |
Hospital
in-patient treatment. Dental treatment. Prescribed medicines. Ambulance
travel. |
Family-doctor-type
treatment is available at the hospital out-patient clinic. |
| Turks
and Caicos Islands |
Proof
of UK residence (e.g. NHS medical card or UK driving license). |
All treatment
to those under 16 and over 65. On Grand Turk Island: Dental
treatment (at dental clinic). Prescribed medicines. Ambulance travel.
On Outer
Islands: Medical treatment at government clinics. Prescribed
medicines.
|
On
Grand Turk Island: Hospital in-patient treatment. Other medical
treatment and the Town clinic. |
On
Outer Islands: No hospital services available on the outer islands. |
| USSR
(Soviet Union) except Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia |
UK
passport. |
Hospital
treatment. Some dental treatment. Other medical treatment. |
Prescribed
medicines. |
This
agreement applies to the following republics of the former USSR; Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine. |
| Yugoslavia
ie Serbia & Montenegro & successor states Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia |
UK
passport if you are a UK national.
If you are a UK resident but not
a UK national you will need a certificate of insurance, obtainable
from Inland Revenue National Insurance Contributions Office, International
Services Benton Park View Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1ZZ. |
Hospital
treatment. Some dental treatment. Other medical treatment. |
Prescribed
medicines. |
If
you are a Yugoslav national resident in the UK you will need to show
your Yugoslav passport and a certificate of UK social security insurance,
obtainable from the Inland Revenue National Insurance Contributions Office.
If you are not a UK/Yugoslav national but are the dependant of someone
who is, you should also apply for a certificate. The agreement applies
to all the successor republics. |
