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Treatment in the UK if you’re visiting from the EU or Switzerland
If you travelled to the UK and required emergency treatment during your stay but did not have your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), contact your healthcare insurer in your home country to apply for a Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC).…
Get temporary cover for emergency treatment abroad (Provisional Replacement Certificate)
If you do not have a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) or UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and need emergency treatment abroad, you can still get help with paying for your treatment.
A Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC) will…
Planned treatment abroad
A UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) does not cover going abroad for planned medical treatments.
A UK EHIC or UK GHIC is for necessary healthcare when you're travelling. Necessary healthcare means…
Contact Overseas Healthcare Services
UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
Apply online for a new or replacement UK GHIC
If you cannot apply for a UK GHIC using our online service or you are currently experiencing difficulties with an outstanding application, contact us using…
Applying for healthcare cover for living abroad
If you’re living in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, you might be entitled to an S1. An S1 gives you the same healthcare cover as a resident of those countries with the UK responsible for the costs.
An S1 does not…
Get healthcare cover for travelling abroad
You can get help for paying for healthcare costs while you’re travelling abroad. Depending on your circumstances, you’ll be able to apply for either:
a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) if you…
Claim a refund for treatment costs
You can submit a claim for a refund if you have been charged for state-funded, medically necessary treatment whilst visiting:
an EU country
Norway
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
We'll assess your claim to decide whether you were charged…
Where you can use your card
There are 2 types of cards available for healthcare cover when you’re travelling abroad. You can apply for either:
a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
These both provide the same cover, but the…
Claim a refund for treatment costs related to pre-planned treatment (S2)
An S2 certificate will cover eligible state-funded healthcare costs for pre-approved treatment received, within the dates of issue, on the same basis as a resident of the country you are receiving your treatment in.
Some countries may ask you to…
Healthcare abroad for posted workers and people with some exportable benefits
If you’re a UK State Pensioner living in or moving to an EU country, you can apply online for an S1. For more information, visit our page on applying for healthcare cover for living abroad.
You might also be entitled to an S1 if you:
work in an…