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Find out more about health services not fully covered by the NHS, such as dental care and emergency care.
The National Health Service (NHS) offers听incredibly comprehensive healthcare cover, the majority of which is free. There are however, two areas which are not fully covered; dental care and eye care.
Dental care
Many dental practices in the UK provide NHS cost treatment but some听do not. Search for your and听check if they are currently accepting NHS patients. If you have already registered with听a GP then the dentist will contact your GP to confirm your NHS entitlement. If accepted, your dentist will ask you for the NHS number on your medical card.
Even if you are entitled to NHS treatment, you will听still need to contribute towards the cost of your dental treatment but it is听cheaper than having private treatment.听If you are not entitled to NHS treatment you will need to pay the full cost of your treatment subject to your private health insurance policy.
Please note that available appointments for NHS cost treatment can be longer in the future than appointments for private cost treatment.听
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Eye care
If you are having serious issues with your eyes, then you should visit your GP who will be able to offer you advice and refer you to the necessary support.
Opticians
For such routine eye care such as glasses, contact lenses and eye check-ups, you should visit an opticians. There are many high street opticians that provide eye care. You will normally need to pay for an eye test, and if you need glasses or contact lenses, the optician will give you a prescription. The cost of frames and lenses vary greatly. The most popular opticians in the UK is 听but you can also .
Sexual Health Services听
The NHS offers a number of sexual health services including contraception advice and provision, STI testing and treatment and unplanned pregnancy support. Everyone is entitled to access these services and clinics are discreet and non-judgemental.听
Sexual violence support
As well as 麻豆传媒视频网站 support, there are a number of charitites and organisations in the UK to support anyone affected by sexual violence.
:听National freephone helpline (12-2.30pm and 7-9.30pm every day of the year) for all genders.
: Specialist centres for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted
: Support for men affected by sexual violence
: Support for all genders. Helpline 5-8pm