andromeda9 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wondered when I'm back in the UK,will I have to pay for my regular prescriptions,I am a senior,when living there had scrips for free when I hit 60. I am a resident in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeman Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Yes, you will have to pay for prescriptions: have a look here http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/uk-visitors/Pages/accessing-nhs-services.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy43 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 We were in UK last year and my husband, an Australian citizen, no other passport, was admitted to hospital and also received scripts free of charge under the Reciprocal Agreement between UK and Australia. However, his normal scripts which he had from his Dr. here, we obtained enough to cover for the 4 months we were away and declared them on the special form for taking medicines overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 We were in UK last year and my husband, an Australian citizen, no other passport, was admitted to hospital and also received scripts free of charge under the Reciprocal Agreement between UK and Australia.However, his normal scripts which he had from his Dr. here, we obtained enough to cover for the 4 months we were away and declared them on the special form for taking medicines overseas. Emergency treatment is free if you are admitted to A&E - I had to be treated when I visited the UK too but looking at the link above prescriptions from a GP would not be free. That said it is a bit ambiguous as under expections it says 'UK state pensioners living overseas' get free hospital treatment (not just emergency treatment) so maybe that applies to prececriptions too. Given it can be difficult to get an appointment with a GP I wouldn't want to be wasting holiday like that and would bring what I needed with me if that is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromeda9 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Yes, you will have to pay for prescriptions: have a look here http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/uk-visitors/Pages/accessing-nhs-services.aspx Cheers and thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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