United Kingdom
Note: We can generally direct bill any hospital in the UK or Europe for inpatient procedures if arrangements are made through our office in West Sussex, call 44-1444-465-566.
Hospitals & Clinics that direct bill ProtExPlan:
All BUPA Hospitals throughout the UK now called Spire Healthcare
London
1. Cromwell Hospital
2. Dr Ito Clinic
17 Harley Street
First Floor Rear Annexe, W1G 9QH
Tel: +44-2076-375560
Fax: +44-2076-375375
3. Japan Green Medical Centre
4. King’s College Hospital
5. London Iryo Center
6. Number One Health Clinic (No. 1 Harley Street, London)
7. Queen Anne Street Medical Centre
8. Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital
Sydney Street, SW3 6JJ
Tel: +44-2073-518632
Fax: +44-2073-518535
London
Oxford Clinic For Specialist Surgery
Windmill Road
Headington, OX3 7LD
Tel: +44-1865-227424
Fax: +44-1865-227713
Information about the UK National Health System:
Citizens within the UK have the National Health Service which is the largest employer in the Europe Union. Foreigners who have been transferred to the UK by their employer and students enrolled in a course of study for longer than 6 months are entitled to join. The system accommodates accident and emergency care very well, but for urgent and elective surgery there can be long waits.
British Citizens Leaving or Residing Abroad, as of 2004 the NHS rules changed:
As of May 2004, UK Citizens that are not "ordinarily resident" i.e. those people that live in other countries, are not entitled to free NHS treatment. Pensioners that reside outside of the UK part of the year in an EEA country that are not registered in that country are still eligible for NHS cover. This means if you are a UK citizen residing outside of the UK, you must buy private medical insurance. NHS hospitals have a duty to charge and collect payment if you are non-resident.
ProtExPlan is administered in the UK with offices in West Sussex. If you want to return to the UK for medical treatment, our staff is available to assist you with local arrangements. They have many years of experience and close ties with UK medical insititutions.
A useful UK healthcare link with a detailed discussion of eligibility is: Who has to pay for NHS in the UK?
Official NHS links: www.nhs.uk, www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk