Scottish Government

• NHS dental treatment • Glasses and contact lenses • Travel to hospital for NHS treatment

ISBN 978 1 78045 816 8
DPPAS 12248

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Contents

Introduction
How to use this document
Free NHS Prescription Charges
Free NHS Eye Examinations
Free NHS Dental Examinations
Free NHS dental treatment
NHS optical vouchers
Repair or replacement of glasses or contact lenses
Travel costs (to hospital for NHS treatment)

AGE GROUPS

Children under 16 and young people in full-time education aged 16, 17 and 18
Other young people

INCOME GROUPS

Income Support
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Other benefits
Tax Credits
The NHS Low Income Scheme

OTHER GROUPS

Pregnant women or women who have had a baby in the previous 12 months
People registered blind or partially sighted
People who have lost or damaged their glasses or contact lenses
People with impaired hearing
People who live in a care home
Young people supported by a local authority after leaving care
NHS hospital in-patients
NHS hospital dental service patients
NHS hospital eye department patients
People who travel to hospital for NHS treatment
People living in the council areas of Highland, Argyll & Bute, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland
War pensioners
People from abroad

FURTHER ADVICE

Claiming help when you go for treatment
Claiming free NHS dental treatment
NHS optical vouchers for glasses or contact lenses
Repair or replacement of glasses or contact lenses
Claiming help with travel costs to and from hospital
Information about checks of entitlement
How to claim a refund
NHS dental treatment refunds
Glasses or contact lens refunds
Lost or damaged glasses or contact lenses
Hospital travel costs refunds
The Penalty Charge
Further information
Health costs advice lines
NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates
Other health advice

PROOF OF ENTITLEMENT TABLES

Free NHS dental treatment
NHS optical vouchers