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Visitors who become ill while in Scotland are eligible for free emergency treatment at National Health Service Accident and Emergency hospital departments. If however, you are admitted to hospital as a patient, or referred to an outpatient clinic, you will be asked to pay unless you are a citizen of a European country or a resident of a country, which has a reciprocal health-care agreement with the UK.
You are therefore strongly advised to take out adequate
insurance cover before travelling - although it is unlikely that anything
will happen, it is best to be covered. You do not need an International
Certificate of Vaccination for entry to the UK but you should check if one
is required for re-entry to your own country. Scotland does have midges
(small flies) that bite, so if you intend spending time out of doors, you
should pick up some insect-repellent at a chemist.
