Healthcare for UK Pensioners Visiting Scotland (Factsheet)

If you live abroad and you receive a UK state pension or a UK war pension, this factsheet explains how you can get NHS care while you're in Scotland.

Healthcare for UK pensioners visiting Scotland

Included in this factsheet:

  • I receive a UK state pension and I live abroad. Can I get healthcare from the NHS when I visit Scotland?
  • I receive a UK state pension but I live abroad all or most of the time. Will I be able to get healthcare from the NHS when I visit Scotland?
  • What happens if I need treatment?
  • Can my family get healthcare from the NHS?
  • I receive a war pension. Do the same rules apply to me?
  • What to do if you're feeling unwell
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Introduction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy2ql23rPGQ?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

I receive a UK state pension (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ46PL790rk?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

I receive a UK state pension but live abroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOVUzEPX7b0?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

Special arrangements (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsgr1ZsR2AU?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

What happens if I need treatment? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCctPOb-C24?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

Can my family get health care? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwuqDlIv3eM?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

I receive a war pension (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mki4l5b1kxU?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

Feeling unwell? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSjoKKZVfU?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

Find out more (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuqiE7195IA?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

Production information (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP4DdnGd17c?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPbyrhomeqUQgvgHfjZHouzC)

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Source: Scottish Government

Last updated:
09 July 2019

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