Overseas Visitors

Not all patients who are entitled or eligible to receive NHS primary care medical services (GP services) are entitled or eligible to receive NHS secondary care services (hospital) without charge.

Only patients who are “ordinarily resident” in the UK are entitled to receive secondary care services. Patients who are classed as “oversees visitors” are subject to charges for secondary care.

Further advice on entitlement to free NHS hospital series can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-nhs-visitors-implementing-the-charging-regulations