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Health Services: British Nationality and British Overseas Territories Citizenship

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93360

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how a) treatment plans b) payment plans are determined based on the patient’s status of i) British Citizen ii) Citizen of a British Overseas territory.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Treatment plans are agreed between clinicians and patients based on clinical needs. Only those who are not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom are required to pay for healthcare in England unless an exemption applies. Payment plans are agreed between trusts and the patient based on their individual circumstances, and where it is appropriate to do so.

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