Healthcare in Scotland for UK Passport Holders Returning After Living Abroad (Factsheet)

If you have a UK passport, live abroad, and wish to return to Scotland to live, this factsheet explains how you can get healthcare from the NHS when you're in Scotland.

Healthcare in Scotland for UK Passport Holders Returning After Living Abroad

Included in this factsheet:

  • I have a UK passport, I live abroad, but I am moving to Scotland. Can I get healthcare from the NHS?
  • What do I need to do?
  • What happens when I register as an NHS patient?
  • Is all healthcare free for NHS patients?
  • Can my family get healthcare from the NHS?
  • What happens if I am not registered as an NHS patient?
  • What to do if you're feeling unwell
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Introduction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYW8WzchS4?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

I have a UK passport (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NdfnQfgpxA?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

What happens when i register? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy72G-NRXU4?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

I live and work abroad, do the same rules apply to me? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUguKQU3MAw?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

I'm a UK pensioner, do the same rules apply to me? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJO1QjMstw?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Special arrangements (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J97Ns4EP38?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Is all healthcare free? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3g6vCbkk1Y?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Can my family get healthcare? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1ED8pSfWpM?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

What happens if i'm not registered? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShkuuBU6doI?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Feeling unwell? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Lvnhp8dTA?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Find out more (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0pZRTZenbc?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

Production information (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md3a77fXV0U?list=PLFZZF0a0RYPagx4nYo7xPh6YRsc1PthbG)

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Healthcare in Scotland for UK Passport Holders Returning After Living Abroad - Print files (ZIP, 2.9MB)

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Source: Scottish Government

Last updated:
09 July 2019

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