NHS Charging

JCWI have worked with Doctors of the World and Doughty Street to produce these toolkits that will help anyone understand the legal and practical operation of new rules introduced in 2015 and 2017 that govern how NHS bodies like hospitals are supposed to charge 'overseas visitors' for NHS services. This is an issue that affects anyone who lives overseas including expat Brits, but particularly causes problems for undocumented migrants in the UK.

NHS Charging Toolkit

This is a detailed analysis of the effect of the regulations and will be particularly useful to advice professionals, lawyers and policy makers. (click here)

A Short Guide on Access to NHS Healthcare for Migrants and Overseas Visitors

This is a short guide to accessing the NHS, and the effect of the charging regulations, if you are an overseas visitor or a migrant. (click here)

If you are interested in further training on the NHS charging regulations please get in touch at [email protected]

With thanks to the Equality and Human Rights Commission for funding this project.

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