CLC encourages students to take responsibility for their own health.

For general care under the National Health Service (NHS) students must register with a General Practitioner (GP) in the area in which they live. All students are strongly advised to register with a doctor as soon as possible. If you do not you may have problems seeing a doctor if medical treatment becomes necessary. The doctor must be close to where you live, because once you are registered, the GP agrees to visit you should an emergency arise and cannot do so if you do not live locally.

If your course of study is for less than six months, you will not be entitled to NHS hospital treatment, except in emergencies. GPs may agree to treat you for free, but this will usually be limited to urgent treatment that cannot be delayed until you return home. You will have to pay for any other treatment as a private patient. It is therefore very important that you take out medical insurance for the duration of your visit to the UK.

Unless you hold an exemption certificate you will have to pay for medical prescriptions, eye tests and dental treatment. You may be eligible for exemption. To apply for an exemption certificate please collect forms HC1 and HC11 from any of the Health Centres.