UK Health Guides

📋 Source: NHS England (nhs.uk) • UK Government health guidance (gov.uk) • NICE guidelines (nice.org.uk) • Services Australia (servicesaustralia.gov.au). Content reflects England NHS arrangements unless stated. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have separate NHS structures with some differences (e.g. free prescriptions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).

For people navigating the NHS, Australians moving to the UK, and UK citizens in Australia.

🇦🇺 ➡️ 🇬🇧 Australians moving to the UK

Moving from Australia to the UK

NHS registration, what happens to Medicare, NI number, and arrival checklist.

How the NHS Works

Register with a GP, book appointments, prescriptions, A&E, 111, dental, mental health.

NHS Prescription Costs

Am I exempt? Free prescriptions, PPC, and how to save.

NHS Dental Costs

Band charges, who gets free treatment, finding a dentist.

🇬🇧 ➡️ 🇦🇺 UK citizens in Australia

UK Citizens in Australia

How to enrol in Medicare under the RHCA, what’s covered, and what’s not.

RHCA Country Checker

Interactive guide to all 11 RHCA countries — what Medicare covers overseas.

Bulk Billing Finder

Find GPs in Australia who bulk bill — no gap fee.

📋 NHS Patient Guides

Fit Note (Sick Note) Explained

What ‘may be fit for work’ means, how long they last, employer obligations.

NHS 111 & When to Go Where

GP, 111, A&E, urgent treatment centre — which to use and when.

🧮 Calculators that work for UK patients too

International standard — works globally.

Dutch Lipid Score (FH Screen)

Used in UK NICE guidelines for familial hypercholesterolaemia.

Daily Iron Intake Calculator

International RDI values — works for UK patients.