Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 15:00
Title: 

UK National Health Service

Countries and areas: 
United Kingdom
Partner(s): 
National Government of the United Kingdom
Thematic Area: 
Rights of migrants, Strategies for addressing irregular migration and enabling regular migration
Tags: 
Migration and Health
Summary: 

The National Health Service provides entitlement to free hospital care and health care, based on being ordinarily resident, that is living in the UK lawfully for more than six months. It is not based on nationality or having a British passport, and actually not ordinarily resident people can access health services in the UK, but subject to charges for visitors. And there are exemptions to these charges for many groups of people, including asylum seekers, the spouse partner, children of anyone that is ordinarily resident or anyone exempt. 

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 3 "Migration as an Enabler for Inclusive Social Development – Enhancing migrant empowerment and voluntary social and economic assets transfers"

 

Link: 

For more information:

  • http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx
  • https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guide

Source (retrieved on 04/12/2026 - 23:50): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/173