Health Care Gibraltar
The Group Practice Medical Scheme
The rules of entitlement to health care are essentially governed by the Medical (Group Practice Scheme) Act, the Medical (Group Practice Scheme) Regulations, the Medical (Group Practice Scheme) (Contributions) Regulations, the UK / Gibraltar Reciprocal Agreement and EC Regulations 883/2004.
Some of the rules are quite complex and are extremely difficult to summarise. The Group Practice Medical Scheme is a contributing scheme through which entitled persons and their dependants can access health care. The classes of persons entitled to be registered are set out in section 4 of the Act, Regulation 4 of the Regulation and Schedule 1 to the Regulations Section 5 provides for the payment of contribution to the scheme (www.gibraltar.gov.gi) Laws of Gibraltar.
The scheme allows entitled persons and their dependants to access health care free of charge. Medicines are available at a cost of £2.50 per item on the prescription subject to a maximum charge of £7.50. Dental treatment is only available to children. Adults may be seen for an emergency treatment only at a fee of £4 per visit, (hence, you need private dental cover). Other services (such as the optometry clinic) are available on a referral from a G.P.
- The person applying must produce the following, If residing in Gibraltar:Permit of residence / Civilian Registration Card or PassportCertificate of Social Insurance Contributions / Latest PAYE (Applicable to persons in Employment)Children’s Birth CertificateMarriage Certificate (If applying as a dependant)Passport size photograph of each member of the familyPrimary Care Centre
2nd Floor, ICC Building
2A Main Street
GibraltarTel +350 20072355
Tel +350 20079700
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