NHS Help with Health Costs

Contact NHS Help with Health Costs

Prescription prepayment certificates

Buy or renew a prescription prepayment certificate online

Contact us online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 1341 or 0191 279 0563

Opening hours: Our voice automated order line is available from 5am each day until 2am the following day, or you can speak to an advisor 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday.

Medical and maternity exemption certificates

Online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 1341 or 0191 279 0563

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday

NHS tax credit exemption certificate

Online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 1347 or 0191 279 0567

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday

NHS Low Income Scheme

Online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 1343

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday

Prescription Exemption Checking Service (penalty charges)

Online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 9291

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday

Dental Exemption Checking Service (penalty charges)

Online: use our online form

Telephone: 0300 330 1293

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday

European Health Insurance Card

EHIC applications

We are currently experiencing issues with the EHIC application system. If you're unable to apply, please try again later.

Following the results of the EU referendum, no changes have yet been announced to the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) service. The NHS Business Services Authority is continuing to provide the EHIC service as usual, and you can apply for and use your card as before.

Apply for a new or replacement EHIC free of charge

NHS Choices: Information about EHIC

Contact us about your EHIC or EHIC application

Online: use our online form

Telephone from within the UK: 0300 330 1350 or 0191 279 0575

Telephone from outside the UK: +44 191 279 0575

Opening hours: Voice automated service available 24 hours a day, or you can speak to an advisor 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday (UK time)

Textphone

If you're deaf or hard of hearing and you have a textphone (sometimes called a minicom), you can contact us using the Text Relay service. Dial 18001 then the relevant phone number.

Our postal address

NHS Help with Health Costs
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SN

Complaints

Please contact the relevant service directly. If they can't resolve the issue, our advisors will help you with the next stage of our complaints procedure.

Got a question?

Visit our knowledge base

Travelling to Europe?

Apply for a free European Health Insurance Card

Do you pay prescription charges?

Save money with a prescription prepayment certificate (PPC)

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