Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112980

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that overseas visitor charging regulations are applied uniformly across NHS trusts.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The overseas visitor charging regulations apply to all National Health Service trusts in England. The Department is working closely with NHS England to ensure the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 are applied fairly and consistently acro...

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