Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in United Kingdom
$5,860health spend per person
Healthcare in United Kingdom
Good NHS care but long A&E waits. Emergency A&E treatment is free; hospital admission is billed to most non-resident visitors at 150% of NHS cost. Carry insurance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Boots and Superdrug are everywhere; pharmacists treat minor illnesses. Call NHS 111 for non-emergency medical advice.
- Doctors: 3.3 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 999 · Ambulance 999 · Fire 999 · All emergencies 999.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- LondonHealthcare & insurance
- EdinburghHealthcare & insurance
- ManchesterHealthcare & insurance
- LiverpoolHealthcare & insurance
- OxfordHealthcare & insurance
- BathHealthcare & insurance
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- GlasgowHealthcare & insurance
- BrightonHealthcare & insurance
- Scottish HighlandsHealthcare & insurance
- Isle of SkyeHealthcare & insurance
- YorkHealthcare & insurance
- BristolHealthcare & insurance
- Lake DistrictHealthcare & insurance
- CornwallHealthcare & insurance
- CotswoldsHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK: Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
- NHS: Visiting or moving to England
- GOV.UK: Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence
- Speedtest Global Index: United Kingdom
- World Bank open data
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