boo-yaa Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hi All, Posted this in another thread but thought I would start my own Post on it. Myself & Wife have been living in Perth for 4 years and are both PR. Both originally UK Citizens. My wife recently became pregnant and we are both very excited about our 1st. The problem being is that my wife just cant comprehend having the baby here. She is very close to our family and just wants to deliver and bring up the bub around her family. Which I understand. Myself on the other hand would like to stay here however we have came to the decision to move back. I want to do whats right for her. So we are planning the move back and have a few additional questions in regards to the move: NHS Treatment - as we plan to move back to the UK on a permanent basis she should be entitled to NHS treatment immediately - is that correct? I've read that its down to residency. We will be living with her mother initially until I start work and we can either rent / buy. We will have had the first scan here - I take it I can just bring all the scan details home for her GP? As far as I understand she is still registered with her UK GP so plan is to make appointment as soon as she returns. Has anyone had any experience of this? Or any additional things we need to consider? Thanks again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo-yaa Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 https://www.nhsinform.scot/media/1139/health-care-for-uk-passport-holders-returning-from-abroad-v6-2016-186.pdf Just found the following Fact Sheet for NHS Scotland. Looks like we should be ok as long as we can provide documents that confirm we intent to remain in the UK as residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 You will be asked if you have been living outside the UK and will as a result be then asked to confirm you are now living permanent back in the UK. It shouldn't be an issue and I have received treatment inc,using surgery since returning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinbjulieb Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Visiting Doctors etc should be fine, we had been away for 10 years and registered at a new practice where we now live and have had appointments and prescriptions with no questions asked. We told them we had lived in Australia and they just asked for our children’s red health books and immunisation details from Australia and they updated the books. However, I have needed to see a specialist and had to prove residency with payslips, mortgage details, utility bills etc. Think it is 3 months residency but we had been back longer than that anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 We had no trouble at all when accessing the NHS in Scotland. Just filled out the forms at the GP surgery, I think we may have provided our tenancy agreement, and that was pretty much it. The NHS were pretty quick to remind us about things like smear tests and vaccinations for the kids, so we must have got back into the system pretty quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just proof of uk address to show you are now resident in the uk, no minimum period in the UK needed, just that you intend to stay. Congratulations on your pregnancy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I am a returning uk citizen (born in the UK moved to oz 10 years ago) and also early pregnancy. I have been back in the UK about 7 weeks now, 7 weeks too long if you ask me but anyway! all your wife will need to do is register ASAP With your GP and fill out a form with your hospital of choice, you will then receive a midwife appointment and that will get the ball rolling. The main thing I have noticed is The NHS are very slow, I registered when I was 8 weeks pregnant and they didn’t arrange my important 12 week scan until I was 14 weeks along... this was then to late to do any 12 week screening, so I am very disappointed up to now when I compare the services I had in Melbourne with my first baby. I moved back to Birmingham with my 15 month old and husband, leaving my family still in Australia, my husband wanted to spend some time with his family and old friends, however each day gets harder for me, hopefully with your wife she will settle in ok as her family will be around her and the support she will really appreciate being a first time mom, wishing you the best with your move, it’s never a easy ride :).. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo-yaa Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 17 hours ago, Brummygirl said: I am a returning uk citizen (born in the UK moved to oz 10 years ago) and also early pregnancy. I have been back in the UK about 7 weeks now, 7 weeks too long if you ask me but anyway! all your wife will need to do is register ASAP With your GP and fill out a form with your hospital of choice, you will then receive a midwife appointment and that will get the ball rolling. The main thing I have noticed is The NHS are very slow, I registered when I was 8 weeks pregnant and they didn’t arrange my important 12 week scan until I was 14 weeks along... this was then to late to do any 12 week screening, so I am very disappointed up to now when I compare the services I had in Melbourne with my first baby. I moved back to Birmingham with my 15 month old and husband, leaving my family still in Australia, my husband wanted to spend some time with his family and old friends, however each day gets harder for me, hopefully with your wife she will settle in ok as her family will be around her and the support she will really appreciate being a first time mom, wishing you the best with your move, it’s never a easy ride :).. Thanks for the kind words. Just wish I knew what was the correct decision but hey that's life. My wife will be more comfortable back at home so I just need to support her. Hopefully I find a job when I arrive - that's my major worry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Guess its the old story and same for many- torn between two continents. No easy answers,sadly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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