kenwok
9 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Cancer treatment / healthcare on NHS in UK? [8]
Has anyone had experience of coming to the UK specifically for planned treatment on the NHS?
My Polish friend whom I met when she was working in UK (for 4 years) is now back living in Poland and has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has just finished a course of treatment in Poland, but has now been told that she needs to be treated with the drug Herceptyna, but that she is not eligible to receive this drug for free on the NFK. This drug, however, is free on the NHS in UK.
As a UK citizen, I can go abroad for treatment in an EU country by applying via an S2 (E112) form - does my friend need to apply for an S2 in Poland to get free treatment in the UK, or should she just come to the UK and re-register with her previous GP (she does have an NI number)? or does she need to have a job in the UK to qualify for treatment?
Has anyone had experience of coming to the UK specifically for planned treatment on the NHS?
My Polish friend whom I met when she was working in UK (for 4 years) is now back living in Poland and has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has just finished a course of treatment in Poland, but has now been told that she needs to be treated with the drug Herceptyna, but that she is not eligible to receive this drug for free on the NFK. This drug, however, is free on the NHS in UK.
As a UK citizen, I can go abroad for treatment in an EU country by applying via an S2 (E112) form - does my friend need to apply for an S2 in Poland to get free treatment in the UK, or should she just come to the UK and re-register with her previous GP (she does have an NI number)? or does she need to have a job in the UK to qualify for treatment?