UK Health Service

Overseas students have free health cover under the UK National Health Service. This includes free appointments with your doctor and free treatment, medication, food and accommodation if you are hospitalised. You may also be eligible to receive subsidised dental and optical care. However, a fixed charge (currently £7.20 per item) could be payable for medicines obtained outside hospital on a doctor's prescription (prescriptions authorise the issue of certain medicines). Further details can be found on the University Web page dealing with Health Costs