UK - European Medical Insurance Card

NHS 111 can assist if you have an immediate medical problem and you are unsure what to do. To get assist from NHS 111 go to 111. nhs.uk or call 111.

- More details about accessing healthcare services in England

- More details about accessing NHS services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Using an EHIC in the UK

What you need to do

If you are going to the UK from an EU country and you fall ill or have a medical emergency situation throughout your momentary stay in England, you can utilize a legitimate European Medical insurance Card (EHIC) provided by your home country to gain access to health care.

You will need to bring your EHIC if you are eligible to use it in the UK.

The EHIC is not an alternative to take a trip insurance. It will not cover any personal medical health care, prepared treatment, being flown back home, or lost or stolen residential or commercial property. We advise that you also have travel or health insurance that covers the period of your trip.

Emergency healthcare in England

This information is about getting health care in England.

The way you access healthcare in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland might be various from England.

The NHS operates a residence-based healthcare system. This suggests visitors to England may have to spend for NHS health care, depending upon their scenarios.

Some services, such as accident and emergency (A&E) and check outs to a general professional (GP), are totally free to everybody.

Urgent treatment or treatment that can not securely wait until you leave the country and return home will always be offered, and the matter of payment handled later. Only a clinician can choose if your treatment is immediate or immediately required.

Treatment, coverage & expenses

General Practice physicians (GPs)

- Primary care services, consisting of treatment by a General Practitioner (GP) is offered free of charge by National Health Service (NHS) physicians (family doctors - GPs). Find a basic doctor near you.


Dentists

- All NHS oral treatment that is clinically needed is offered at a standard non-refundable charge. Find a dental expert near you.


Hospital treatment (NHS)

- Apart from emergency care, health center treatment is set up through your physician (GP), dentist or optician. Most treatment at NHS healthcare facilities is totally free if you have a legitimate European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Find a healthcare facility near you.

- As a visitor with a legitimate card you are entitled to all clinically essential state offered medical treatment totally free of charge. The card does not cover planned treatment.


Prescriptions

- You can get prescribed medicines from any drug store on discussion of a prescription. Find a drug store near you.

- Prescribed medications are charged at a standard non-refundable prescription rate.


Ambulance

- Necessary ambulance transport is complimentary of charge.

Reimbursement

- In the UK, treatment is usually free of charge, so there is no refund system.

- When standard charges are applied (such as costs for NHS dental experts or prescription charges), these are not refundable in the UK.

- If you have to pay for care, call your nationwide medical insurance company when you return home to look for reimbursement.

Patient contribution

- In the UK, treatment is frequently free of charge, but you need to reveal your EHIC when accessing healthcare.

Standard charges that need to be paid by clients make an application for NHS dental experts.

- There is likewise a charge for prescriptions, in England only, which is payable at the pharmacy. Prescriptions in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are free of charge.

Dialysis, oxygen & chemotherapy

- Oxygen treatment and dialysis need to be arranged with a health care supplier in advance of your stay in England.

Details of oxygen suppliers in England.

Details of renal dialysis systems

Doctors & hospitals accepting the EHIC

- Most treatments at NHS healthcare facilities are free if you have a legitimate European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Find a healthcare facility near you or discover a general physician (GP) near you

- More info about accessing NHS services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Coverage for UK homeowners going to the EU

If you are checking out an EU Member State from the UK, you can utilize a UK Global Health Insurance Card (UK GHIC) or a UK European Health Insurance Card (UK EHIC) to access clinically required treatment.

Differences in between the offered cards

There are 2 kinds of cover readily available for individuals guaranteed by the UK. You can get either:

- a UK Global Health Insurance Card (UK GHIC).

- a UK European Medical Insurance Card (UK EHIC), if you have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.


For the majority of people, the UK Global Medical Insurance Card (UK GHIC) changes the existing European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for new applications.

Further information on how to obtain an EHIC or GHIC

How to utilize your card

You can utilize your card to gain access to clinically essential state-provided healthcare when you're going to an EU nation.

Medically essential healthcare means healthcare that can not fairly wait till you return to the UK. Whether treatment is required is decided by the doctor in the country you're going to.

Further info on nations where your card stands