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E111 - E111 forms can be downloaded, or obtained in hard copy at any UK post office. The form gives UK residents free or reduced-cost emergency treatment when travelling in the European Economic Area
Important Keep your E111 (and a photocopy) in a safe place, for example with your
passport.
Information about getting treatment abroad - Health Advice for TravellersEvery year, residents of the United Kingdom go on more than 56 million overseas journeys. Travel across the world is now so common that it is easy to forget the health risks which can be involved and the fact that very few countries offer such easy access to medical facilities as Britain. This area of the website contains advice for travellers about planning ahead, staying healthy and getting treatment elsewhere in the world. Also in this area is information about the E111, UK citizens’ passport to free or reduced-cost emergency care in most other European countries. Introduction to safe, healthy overseas travelAn overview of healthy overseas travel, including information about advice in this area of the website. Latest health updatesRegularly updated alerts on outbreaks all over the world together with advice for travellers about staying safe. General health adviceAdvice for travellers about eating and drinking precautions, staying safe outdoors, major diseases and recommended vaccinations. Planning aheadAdvice about preparing for a trip abroad. What to take, insurance advice, getting a consultation with a doctor or dentist, and preparations for your return to the UK. Getting treatment in countries outside the EEA that have reciprocal health care agreements with the UKThe UK has reciprocal healthcare agreements with some countries outside the EEA, enabling travellers to receive free or low cost emergency care. Getting treatment in countries inside the EEAInside the European Economic Area (EEA), free or reduced-cost emergency treatment is available to UK patients on production of an E111 form. Getting treatment in countries with no health care agreements with the UKIn most non-EEA countries, no safety net is in place and travellers are strongly advised to take out comprehensive health insurance. Health advice to travellers to Hajj and UmrahStaying healthy in Saudi Arabia, and advice about meningitis, a disease to which pilgirms to Hajj and Umrah are particularly vulnerable. Further sources of informationOther sources of information about healthy travel and particular risks in other countries. Overseas VisitorsHospital treatment is free to people who ordinarily live in the United Kingdom (UK). If you do not normally live here then you may be required to pay for any treatment you might need. This is regardless of whether you are a British citizen or have lived or worked here in the past. World Health Organisation (WHO)Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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