Back to UK for health treatment..

[Phulublub]

16 hours ago, poohy said:

The UK hospitals will not charge  they do not have time or staff or inclination

Sister works for NHS hospital

 

I am going back next year to do similar

Going back to work in the NHS, good for you.

 

PH

[Sheryl]

5 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

In which case, would emergency tratement be needed?

 

PH

OP has never asked about emergency treatment, and emergency treatment is not at issue here. Posters have raised in  discussion of expat access to the NHS but it has no relevance to OP's situation.

 

 

[sjd123]

Its got nothing to do with tax or National Insurance.The rule is if you are living overseas you are not entitled to return to the UK to seek medical help for free.

 

You are however permitted to decide to return and live there and immediately be able to use the NHS system for free.

 

You would be wise to get a few utilities connected in your name  before trying to access the system.

 

[poohy]

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

4 hours ago, AseanLao said:

They check to see if you have a suspiciously permanent looking suntan first ...

 

 

That would be racist, getting a tan can happen by windburn while sailing with a friend init.

Suntans

Nothing unusual in Dudley its caused by the reflection off the canal lets move along !

[theoldgit]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

No, the UK never bothered to track it's citizens.

They have no idea I ever left the country.

Australia was a prison colony so obviously they want to keep track of the inmates. 

 

That's not strictly correct, when embarkation controls were abolished in 1994 there was no real control of who had actually left the country, 
The solution was the e-borders fiasco, which was supposed to keep a check on all arrivals and departures, it cost well over £830m, final estimates exceed £1.1bn, and failed miserably, the UKBA has a history of failed computer projects.
The follow up solution was for carriers to record all those leaving the UK and to pass that information to the UBA, who would in turn pass onto relevent agencies and check for visa violaters, so UK Nationals are recorded when leaving the UK, but what if anything is done with that data is another question, one I suspect we all know the answer to.

[Pootegg]

You say you have paid NI for 27years but  that is insurance arguably you should consider for those 27 years.You will see other posts suggest what you need to do to satisfy requirements however there are big waiting lists and if after any initial treatment be prepared for the waits .. not quite like Thailand where you can virtually see a specialist the same day .. I am waiting for blood tests results in the UK for  over 10 days !!! NHS is a critical again ... Think twice about returning  private health care is good in Thailand and the cold damp conditions here in the UK will not do much for your TB?

[Phulublub]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I knew a friend who returned to the UK, he told all officials he had never left and had been living hand to mouth living in a camper van, picking fruit and veges for 15 yrs, he had a valid UK driving licence, and registered with a doctor you do not need proof of address or immigration status ID or an NHS number. Away from home or medical emergency is good enough. He also opened a bank account with a downloaded lease, DL, no utility bills as it was shared accommodation.

So he committed fraud.  And you seem proud of him.

 

PH

[Phulublub]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

That doesn't have much to do with a white Brit getting free treatment.

She was obviously a foreigner.

White Brit?  I didn't realise that the colour of ones skin had any bearing on nationality.

 

Clearly (in your mind), anyone not "white" must be foreign.  Rather begs the queston what ae you doing living in a country run by non-whites.  And probably swapping bodily fluids with someone not-white too.  Tsk, tsk.

 

PH

 

PH

[IvorBiggun2]

2 hours ago, ronster said:

I went to the uk last June for 10 months and it took me 3 weeks just to get registered at a local Gp surgery in the area I was in .

That is nothing to do with getting free emergency treatment at the hospital. 

[Phulublub]

1 minute ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

That is nothing to do with getting free emergency treatment at the hospital. 

Neither does the initial post in this thread.

 

PH

[IvorBiggun2]

16 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

Neither does the initial post in this thread.

Yes it does. TB is seen to be an emergency condition.

[Chris.B]

20 hours ago, ronster said:

Pretty sure that’s not the case and most hospitals require you to bring a passport or similar to prove you are a uk resident now as they had so many people returning from abroad just for free treatment.

Never heard that one before.  

Edited November 23, 2021 by blackcab
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[AseanLao]

4 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

You missed my point about the possibility of forum advice being sound.

 

 

The answer is a simple "no" to the question about having to pay for medical care on returning to England.

 

I agree that the advice here is generally good. But the topic of "Paying for NHS care as a returning expat" has been done to death here, and many posters have deeply held opinions on the subject. Talk of "cheating the NHS" and "paying 150%" is very unhelpful IMO.

 

I think the answer is "no" as well, but in his position I would certainly make a quick (free) call to the immigration guys at the Citizen's Advice Bureau before booking my flights home.

 

[Phulublub]

5 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Yes it does. TB is seen to be an emergency condition.

If it were an emergency condition, the OP should be seeking emergency treatment rather than posting on a bulletin board about thinking of flying half way round the world.  Clearly, in his situation it is demonstrably NOT an emergency.

 

PH

[ukrules]

22 hours ago, theoldgit said:

If you can prove that your returning to the UK to settle, you're covered from day one.

I think that's the solution here and I know someone who did it in his late 60's after spending a lifetime abroad.

 

Once he's recovered he may change his mind but who can predict the future?

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

7 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

They do. It's called a 'Biometric Chip'.

 

Think again.

 

 

That just tells you what information is stored on your passport making it difficult to make a forgery . 

[scubascuba3]

In the UK didn't they vaccinate children for TB? pretty sure I got jabbed around 1980. BCG rings a bell

Edited November 22, 2021 by scubascuba3

[Chris.B]

1 hour ago, Phulublub said:

If it were an emergency condition, the OP should be seeking emergency treatment rather than posting on a bulletin board about thinking of flying half way round the world.  Clearly, in his situation it is demonstrably NOT an emergency.

 

PH

It is an emergency for the authorities if he is left to roam the streets of the UK infecting others!

Edited November 22, 2021 by Chris.B

[SunsetT]

7 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I though a previous post had already proven that ANYONE with TB would be treated in the UK free of charge.

Thanks. I found it. A link would have helped. I dont read everything on here. And to be clear; those with any  specifired infectious disease are treated free of charge. : "There is no charge for certain types of treatment such as A&E outpatient treatment, treatment for infectious diseases specified in the regulations, treatment of sexually transmitted infections and family planning services." That is good to know.

Edited November 22, 2021 by SunsetT

[Chris.B]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

In the UK didn't they vaccinate children for TB? pretty sure I got jabbed around 1980

You was a child in 1980? ????

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

In the UK didn't they vaccinate children for TB? pretty sure I got jabbed around 1980

As a young anti-vaxxer I avoided that vaccination.

[scubascuba3]

1 minute ago, Chris.B said:

You was a child in 1980? ????

yeah

[scubascuba3]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

As a young anti-vaxxer I avoided that vaccination.

Have you had Hep A and Hep B? Tetanus? I'm fully loaded with vaccines

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Have you had Hep A and Hep B? Tetanus? I'm fully loaded with vaccines

I had polio, whooping cough, and a couple of Tetanus before I was old enough to say NO (age 14). I also had Yellow fever as an adult before travelling to Africa, and now COVID.

 

So I missed out most of them, and survived without catching any of the diseases.

 

Edited November 22, 2021 by BritManToo

[Thingamabob]

I doubt your treatment in the UK will be any better than in Thailand. 

[bradiston]

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I doubt your treatment in the UK will be any better than in Thailand. 

This is what I find annoying about this post. Here we have 3 pages of replies, and the OP has kept total stumm over his treatment, his current condition, and how come it's been going on for 12 months. We don't know where he was treated, how much it cost or what it was even. So the whole thread turns into a scrap about the NHS,  NI contributions, GPs etc etc. Is he or are we, any the wiser?

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 11/21/2021 at 5:56 PM, Worldplus said:

off a local for sure

Where are you located 

[Sheryl]

43 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

In the UK didn't they vaccinate children for TB? pretty sure I got jabbed around 1980. BCG rings a bell

The TB vaccination is only partially effective and that, only against extrapulmonary TB in children., It does not protect against pulmonary TB later in life.

 

 

[Sheryl]

5 minutes ago, bradiston said:

This is what I find annoying about this post. Here we have 3 pages of replies, and the OP has kept total stumm over his treatment, his current condition, and how come it's been going on for 12 months. We don't know where he was treated, how much it cost or what it was even. So the whole thread turns into a scrap about the NHS,  NI contributions, GPs etc etc. Is he or are we, any the wiser?

 

The OP did not post looking for advise on managing this condition in Thailand, nor for medical information at all, but rather only about accessing the NHS if he goes back to the UK.

 

I agree he could benefit from making such a post, but his choice.

 

As I have already said,  there is nothing in what he wrote that suggests a need for care in the UK. But he might well need to go elsewhere in Thailand.consult different doctors here, than he has so far done.

[SAFETY FIRST]

 

Not for some