Request

Please see the attached requested questions.

I would be grateful if you could provide this information in the above formats within an excel spreadsheet. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the cost and time involved, please provide advice and assistance, as to how I can refine my request.

Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

We have interpreted “NHS spending on medical treatment abroad for GHIC and EHIC cardholders” as instances where the NHSBSA has processed claims to other countries via UK GHIC/UK EHIC entitlements that have been approved for payment.

We have converted currencies to GB Pound, using the value on the date the individual treatment claim was approved for payment.

People who are entitled to NHS are treated equally, whether this is in the UK or abroad.

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.