Chongalulu

They’ll have to invent another excuse not to come to see you! ????

My friend arrived yesterday using only standard U.K. travel insurance cover. You wasted your money anyway ! ????

No,some are really quite cunning and calculating and have got away with it for decades.

I have to say on balance that is true. I’ve seen a few young ladies who I think look quite cute but on removal of the mask deliver less than promised,in one extreme case looked the Joker in Batman !

If you have continuously been registered with a GP using a U.K. address then should be no problem,but say you’ve been out of U.K. and not registered for many years red flags might occur. A hospital visit will entail them wanting to know who your GP is. There is also 'connectivity' whereby government departments share information. So say you renewed your U.K. passport in Thailand or tax authorities / DWP (pension) have you living in Thailand then you could get found out.

Not quite up to date. If you return to permanent residence (not just on a visit home) your NHS cover is effective immediately. Nor do I think the '9 months ' is correct

Provided you’ve got it right there is nothing quicker and easier than doing it online ! As I’ve found last 3 times on the new website .

It would have been virtually instantaneous to Google it (or any acronym) rather than compile a grumpy question. ????. QED but again only IMHO…

Nothing is for free in this world, and waiting for many hours to see a Free doctor may not be the best way to go. But you’ve already paid by virtue of a history of taxes / National insurance and in my case STILL paying (tax on my retirement income)! But I cannot claim - I’m not talking about minor trips to say a government hospital here which is dirt cheap,but when you’re too old to get health insurance (or becomes too expensive)and you develop a more serious/expensive to treat condition as you age ,or experience a sudden event (heart attack?) . The pendulum tips financially as you become older ,which is why I’ve kept my U.K. house which yields a very significant rental income. I’m in good health and married for 20 years (Thai with British citizenship) ,so I’ve planned carefully and not burned bridges and when/if that time comes for whatever reason I can head back. For now though there are serious financial advantages to stay put.

"Does your girlfriend wrestle?" "No,but you should see her box…."

I’m on holiday in Phuket (from Pak Chong ) and it’s 6 months since my 2nd Pfizer vaccination (I’m 69) . Is there anywhere I can get a walk in type booster while here ,or any other alternatives? I have all my documentation/passport.