Factsheets explaining healthcare services including the National Health Service (NHS) are available here, which includes information about the care provided by general practitioners (GPs).
To be eligible for free NHS care you need to be in one of the following categories –
- Be a UK or EU citizen
- A citizen of a country with a full reciprocal arrangement
- A student on a course due to last over 6 months
- A spouse or dependant of someone fitting one of the eligibility above
Countries with a reciprocal arrangement
Anguilla | Germany | Portugal |
Australia | Gibralter | Romania |
Austria | Greece | Russia |
Belgium | Iceland | Spain |
British Virgin Island | Isle of Man | St Helena |
Bulgaria | Italy | Sweden |
Channel Islands | Liechtenstein | Turks & Caicos Islands |
Denamark | Luxenbourg | Former Yugoslavia |
Falkland Islands | Netherlands | Former USSR except Latvia |
Finland | New Zealand | |
France | Norway |
Fact Sheets
Below are factsheets in different languages explaining about the healthcare system in the United Kingdom, known as the National Health Service (NHS)