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Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
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The exact amount you pay depends on the length of the visa you’re given. A…
If you’re making an immigration application online you pay the healthcare…
You’ll get a full immigration health surcharge (IHS) refund if: you paid…
Information on accessing healthcare for citizens from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland living in or moving to the UK.
The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, also known as the Healthcare Commission was created in 2004. It was responsible for assessing standards of care provided by the NHS. Its responsibilities were taken over by the Care Quality Commission in...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK. MHRA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in France.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Spain.
How UK citizens or residents can get healthcare when visiting countries or territories outside the EU where the UK has reciprocal healthcare agreements.
Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How offender healthcare is managed in prisons and in the community.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Iceland.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.
Information that GPs and other healthcare professionals need to help us provide benefits and welfare services.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Slovenia.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Germany.
You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Malta.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Hungary.
Helping UK healthcare providers to do more business overseas by promoting the UK healthcare sector to overseas markets and supporting healthcare partnerships between the UK and overseas healthcare providers.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Cyprus.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Estonia.
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