- Patient information
- Information about health rights
- The Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities
- Making a complaint
- Confidentiality
- Consent
- Your health records
- Health care for overseas visitors
- About the factsheets
- Health care for people coming to Scotland to work
- Health care for people coming to Scotland to study
- Health care for asylum seekers and refugees
- Health care for former UK residents now working abroad
- Health care for UK passport holders living abroad
- Health care for UK pensioners visiting Scotland
- Health care in Scotland for overseas holidaymakers
- Information for young people
- Information for carers
- Information about health services
- Other languages and formats
- Local NHS contact details
Health care for UK pensioners visiting Scotland
How can I find out more?
- For information about health conditions and services, phone the NHS inform Helpline on 0800 22 44 88 (textphone 18001 0800 22 44 88; the helpline can provide an interpreting service). The helpline is open every day between 8am and 10pm. You can only call the helpline from the UK.
- Contact The Pension Service on 0845 60 60 265 or textphone 0845 60 60 285. You can also look on the internet. The Pension Service phone lines are open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
- Read other factsheets in this series:
- Health care for people coming to Scotland to study
- Health care for people coming to Scotland to work
- Health care for asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland
- Health care in Scotland for former UK residents now working abroad
- Health care in Scotland for UK passport holders living abroad
- Health care in Scotland for holidaymakers from overseas
You can get these factsheets in another language or format from: anywhere you get NHS care; on the internet (visit www.nhsinform.co.uk or the 'Health care for overseas visitors' section of this website); the NHS inform Helpline on 0800 22 44 88 (textphone 18001 0800 22 44 88).
Page last edited: 19 February 2013