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Travel to receive NHS treatment
Certain groups can claim help with the cost of travel to receive NHS care in England if they:
are referred by a doctor (GP or hospital doctor), ophthalmic practitioner or dentist
make an extra journey to go to hospital or another place to…
Wigs and fabric supports
NHS wigs and fabric supports supplied through a hospital are free if you live in Scotland or Wales. The current charges in England are:
stock modacrylic wig: £80.15
partial wig - human hair: £212.35
full made-to-order wig - human hair: £310.55…
Check if you have an NHS exemption
Tax Credit payments made by HMRC ended on 5 April 2025
People receiving tax credits were moved to Universal Credit. After your tax credits were stopped, you must meet the Universal Credit conditions to be entitled to full help with health costs.…
Employer forms
Forms you need to manage a member’s pension record.
Contact details
Employer Organisation Contact details (PDF: 274KB)Make Contribution Payments (MCP) primary user change (Word: 72KB)
Estimates
Employers should use Pensions Online (POL…
NHS Smoking Cessation Service - Referral from Secondary Care into Community Pharmacy
The NHS Smoking Cessation Service is a nationally commissioned advanced Service as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. This service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots which commenced in November 2020.
In…
Member hub
What you can do in the member hub
In the member hub you'll find all the information you need about being a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, including accessing both the 1995-2008 Member Guide (PDF: 5.13MB) and the 2015 Member Guide (PDF: 2.64MB…
Sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
are aged 60 or over
are registered blind or partially sighted
have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
are aged 40 or over and have a close relative (parent, sibling or child) with a…
Claim for a Vaccine Damage Payment
Check if your claim is eligible before you apply
To qualify for a Vaccine Damage Payment, it must be proved that:
an eligible vaccine was received
on the balance of probabilities, the vaccine caused the disability
the resulting disablement is…
NHS Pensions Podcast
We’re pleased to be launching our brand new NHS Pensions podcast series.
We’ll be bringing you regular short podcast episodes. In each episode, a panel of our NHS Pension team will take a subject relating to the NHS Pension Scheme and break it down…
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
If you have a disability and need extra support during your studies, Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) can help with costs for:
specialist equipment
non-medical help
course related travel costs
You can also get a general allowance which could…