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NHS Hospitals, Walk-In Centres & Emergency Numbers

Health emergency & advice numbers

Health and emergency telephone numbers
Emergencies999 (or 112, which is the pan-European equivalent)
Non-emergency medical111 (for non-urgent medical advice)
Citizens Advice Bureau0800 144 8848 or visit citizensadvice.org.uk/health (for free and impartial advice)
Samaritans116 123 or visit samaritans.org (for people suffering from serious emotional upset who need someone to talk to)

Accident and emergency (A&E) departments

Here’s a list of London hospitals with 24-hour A&E departments. These are for meant for life-threatening injuries and illnesses that cannot possibly wait.

Accident and emergency departments in London
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital369 Fulham Road, Chelsea; Tel: 0203 315 8000
King’s College HospitalDenmark Hill, Camberwell; Tel: 0203 299 9000
Royal Free HospitalPond Street, Hampstead; Tel: 0207 794 0500
Royal London HospitalWhitechapel Road, Whitechapel; Tel: 0207 377 7000
St. Mary’s HospitalPraed Street, Paddington; Tel: 0203 312 6666
St. Thomas’s HospitalWestminster Bridge Road, Westminster; Tel: 0207 188 7188
University College Hospital235 Euston Road, Euston; Tel: 0203 456 7890

Emergency eye treatment

For people who need need emergency eye treatment that cannot possibly wait.

Emergency eye hospitals in London
Moorfields Eye Hospital162 City Road; Tel: 0207 566 2345

NHS walk-in centres for non-emergencies

NHS walk-in health centres provide treatment for minor injuries. You do not need an appointment, and you will be treated by a nurse.

NHS walk-in-centres in London
Charing Cross HospitalFulham Palace Road, Hammersmith; Tel: 0208 846 1005
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital369 Fulham Road, Chelsea; Tel: 0203 315 8080
King’s College HospitalDenmark Hill, Camberwell; Tel: 0203 299 9000
Royal Free HospitalPond Street, Hampstead; Tel: 0207 794 0500
Royal London HospitalWhitechapel Road, Whitechapel
St. Mary’s HospitalPraed Street, Paddington; Tel: 0203 312 5758
St. Thomas’s HospitalWestminster Bridge Road, Westminster; Tel: 0207 188 7188
University College Hospital235 Euston Road, Euston; Tel: 0203 456 7890

Do tourists get free health care on the NHS?

Tourists can get free health care on the NHS under certain circumstances. Hospital treatment is free for people who are “ordinarily resident” in the UK, which means that you ̶must be living in the UK on a lawful and properly settled basis for the time being”. You may be asked to provide proof of this.

If you have a visitor visa, or a visa that lasts for less than 6 months, then you will typically need to pay for your healthcare treatment at the time you have it.

If you’re visiting the UK for more than 6 months and you have a valid visa then you’ll be entitled to NHS hospital treatment on a similar basis to a UK resident, provided that you pay an ‘immigration health surcharge’.

Everybody else should make sure they have adequate healthcare insurance.

More detailed informaton for overseas visitors can be found at nhs.uk/nhs-services.