
Steps to take upon arrival into the UK
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The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded healthcare system for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Before you come to the UK, please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) as it will likely be quite different to your health system at home. The NHS is the UK’s publicly funded health care system. As part of the visa process, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pays the Immigration Health Surcharge on your behalf, which allows you to have access to the NHS.
Services include but are not limited to:
Read an overview of all services available in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
You can also call the NHS on 111 in England and Scotland, NHS Direct in Wales, or the out of hours services in Northern Ireland.
If you or someone else is seriously ill with a life-threatening condition, please call 999.
We recommend that you purchase your own insurance (which includes medical insurance) to cover your time in the UK even if you can access the NHS free of charge. Waiting lists for NHS treatment can be long and if you have insurance that allows you access to private medical care, you may be able to get treatment more quickly.
Find out more about accessing health care in the UK.
The UK is generally a safe place to live with low crime rates and trusted police forces.
The vast majority of scholars spend a year in the UK without incident but it’s useful to know how to keep yourself safe and avoid any trouble.
Keeping healthy in body and mind is important so that you can focus on your studies and make the most of your time in the UK.
Find information about obtaining medication and medical advice in the UK
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