Who gets free NHS care and how charging works.
NHS entitlement: ordinary residence and visasFree hospital care depends on being 'ordinarily resident' or having paid the IHS — but GP visits and A&E are free for everyone regardless.
The health surcharge: paying and claiming backThe IHS is paid upfront for the whole visa length — and refunds exist for refused applications, unused periods and some EU-insured students and workers.
When the NHS charges — and what it never charges forVisitors and some migrants get invoiced at 150% of NHS tariff for hospital care — but urgent treatment is never withheld while you sort payment.