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Calculated Shard: 173 (from laksa183)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa173.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-global-health-insurance-card\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-global-health-insurance-card\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition.\nCurrent European Health Insurance Cards (\nEHIC\n) are valid as long as they are in date and people can continue to use these when travelling to the EU.\nThe public only need to apply for their new\nGHIC\nwhen their current\nEHIC\nexpires. Both cards will offer equivalent protection for emergency and medically necessary healthcare needs when in the EU on a temporary stay, which includes holiday, study and business travel.\nThe new\nGHIC\ncard is free to obtain from the\nofficial\nGHIC\nwebsite\n. People should apply at least 2 weeks before they plan to travel to ensure their card arrives on time.\nMinister for Health Edward Argar said:\nOur deal with the EU ensures the right for our citizens to access necessary healthcare on their holidays and travels to countries in the EU will continue.\nThe\nGHIC\nis a key element of the UK’s future relationship with the EU and will provide certainty and security for all UK residents.\nCover for emergency and medically necessary healthcare is part of a wider healthcare agreement struck with the EU that will see continued cooperation on healthcare for UK residents.\nIf a UK resident is travelling without a card, they are still entitled to necessary healthcare and should contact the NHS Business Services Authority (\nNHS BSA\n) (which covers the whole of the UK), who can arrange for payment should they require treatment when abroad.\nEU member state EHICs will continue to be accepted by the NHS.\nAlongside the deal with the EU, the UK is open to agreeing further reciprocal healthcare arrangements that can support UK residents when they travel.\nThe government always advises that anyone travelling overseas, whether to the EU or elsewhere in the world, should take out comprehensive travel insurance. \nBackground information\nAll UK residents are eligible to apply for a\nGHIC\nwhich will be valid and recognised in the EU.\nGHIC\nis free via the\nofficial website\n. Any sites which include a charging fee are in no way affiliated with the official NHSBSA\nGHIC\nservice.\nThe government recognises sensitivities around flags in Northern Ireland. As such, residents in Northern Ireland will be provided with an option to choose an alternative version of the\nGHIC\ncard, which they will be able to apply for shortly. Keep checking \nwww.nhs.uk\/\nGHIC\n for updates.\nUnder existing Common Travel Area arrangements with Ireland, UK residents will continue to be able to access necessary healthcare in Ireland by showing proof of residency documentation (such as a UK driving licence, a biometric residence permit, or a Northern Irish medical card) or\nEHIC\nor\nGHIC\nas used elsewhere in the EU.\nThe\nGHIC\ncovers medically necessary state-provided healthcare at a reduced cost or, in many cases, free of charge, until your planned return home.\nA temporary stay is a period during which you are staying in a place other than the one where you usually live and you do not move your ‘centre of interest’ there. For example, this can include holiday, study and business travel.\nNecessary healthcare means healthcare that becomes medically necessary during your stay and for which you cannot reasonably wait until you’re back in the UK to get. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Some treatments will need to be pre-arranged with the relevant healthcare provider in the country you’re visiting, for example kidney dialysis or chemotherapy.\nNecessary healthcare does not include healthcare that you travel specifically to receive, although individuals who want to seek planned treatment in a member state may be covered under the broader healthcare arrangements with the EU. Read more\ninformation on planned treatments\n.\nIf a UK resident requires emergency or medically necessary treatment while in the EU, and doesn’t have a\nGHIC\nor\nEHIC\n, a Provisional Replacement Certificate (\nPRC\n) can be obtained which will provide the same coverage for healthcare as\nGHIC\nor\nEHIC\n. The\nPRC\ncan only be requested at the point of requiring care; it’s not possible to request a\nPRC\nin advance of a trip. UK nationals can contact NHSBSA on +44 (0)191 218 1999 should a\nPRC\nbe required.\nUK nationals living in the EU,\nEEA\nand Switzerland and EU,\nEEA\nand Swiss nationals living in the UK, who are eligible under the Citizens’ Rights Agreement for reciprocal healthcare based on current EU regulations, can continue to apply for an\nEHIC\n.\nThe UK is seeking to conclude new, comprehensive agreements on social security coordination, including reciprocal healthcare, with the\nEEA\nEFTA States and with Switzerland.\nUntil a new agreement is in place, the UK and Norway will apply, on a temporary basis, an amended version of the 1991 Convention on Social Security and Protocol on Medical Treatment between the governments of the UK and Norway. This includes necessary healthcare.\nThe rest-of-the-world (RoW) countries we currently have reciprocal healthcare agreements with are Australia, New Zealand, some Crown Dependencies and overseas territories (such as Isle of Mann, Jersey, Gibraltar), and some Balkan states (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo). Different proofs of eligibility are required under these agreement. Read more\ntravel advice information\n.","attrs_markdown":"## Cookies on GOV.UK\nWe use some essential cookies to make this website work.\n\nWe’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.\n\nWe also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.\n\nYou have accepted additional cookies. You can [change your cookie settings](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/help\/cookies) at any time.\n\nYou have rejected additional cookies. 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[Brexit](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/brexit-guidance)\n\nPress release\n\n# UK launches Global Health Insurance Card\n\nNew agreement ensures the rights of UK residents to access emergency and medically necessary care when travelling in the EU will continue.\n\nFrom:\n\n[Department of Health and Social Care](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-of-health-and-social-care)\n\nPublished\n\n11 January 2021\n\nThis was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government\n\n![](https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/5ffc77c68fa8f56405c5f5dc\/s300_Aeroplane_in_sky.jpg)\n\n\"\"\n\n- UK’s new Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) launched as part of UK–EU deal\n- Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) will gradually replace existing European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC)\n\nUK residents will now be able to apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), the government announced today.\n\nUnder Britain’s new agreement with the EU, UK residents’ rights to emergency and medically necessary healthcare will continue when travelling in the EU. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition.\n\nCurrent European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) are valid as long as they are in date and people can continue to use these when travelling to the EU.\n\nThe public only need to apply for their new GHIC when their current EHIC expires. Both cards will offer equivalent protection for emergency and medically necessary healthcare needs when in the EU on a temporary stay, which includes holiday, study and business travel.\n\nThe new GHIC card is free to obtain from the [official GHIC website](https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/using-the-nhs\/healthcare-abroad\/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic\/). People should apply at least 2 weeks before they plan to travel to ensure their card arrives on time.\n\nMinister for Health Edward Argar said:\n\n> Our deal with the EU ensures the right for our citizens to access necessary healthcare on their holidays and travels to countries in the EU will continue.\n> \n> The GHIC is a key element of the UK’s future relationship with the EU and will provide certainty and security for all UK residents.\n\nCover for emergency and medically necessary healthcare is part of a wider healthcare agreement struck with the EU that will see continued cooperation on healthcare for UK residents.\n\nIf a UK resident is travelling without a card, they are still entitled to necessary healthcare and should contact the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) (which covers the whole of the UK), who can arrange for payment should they require treatment when abroad.\n\nEU member state EHICs will continue to be accepted by the NHS.\n\nAlongside the deal with the EU, the UK is open to agreeing further reciprocal healthcare arrangements that can support UK residents when they travel.\n\nThe government always advises that anyone travelling overseas, whether to the EU or elsewhere in the world, should take out comprehensive travel insurance.\n\n## Background information\nAll UK residents are eligible to apply for a GHIC which will be valid and recognised in the EU.\n\nGHIC is free via the [official website](http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/GHIC). Any sites which include a charging fee are in no way affiliated with the official NHSBSA GHIC service.\n\nThe government recognises sensitivities around flags in Northern Ireland. As such, residents in Northern Ireland will be provided with an option to choose an alternative version of the GHIC card, which they will be able to apply for shortly. Keep checking [www.nhs.uk\/GHIC](https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/using-the-nhs\/healthcare-abroad\/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic\/) for updates.\n\nUnder existing Common Travel Area arrangements with Ireland, UK residents will continue to be able to access necessary healthcare in Ireland by showing proof of residency documentation (such as a UK driving licence, a biometric residence permit, or a Northern Irish medical card) or EHIC or GHIC as used elsewhere in the EU.\n\nThe GHIC covers medically necessary state-provided healthcare at a reduced cost or, in many cases, free of charge, until your planned return home.\n\nA temporary stay is a period during which you are staying in a place other than the one where you usually live and you do not move your ‘centre of interest’ there. For example, this can include holiday, study and business travel.\n\nNecessary healthcare means healthcare that becomes medically necessary during your stay and for which you cannot reasonably wait until you’re back in the UK to get. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Some treatments will need to be pre-arranged with the relevant healthcare provider in the country you’re visiting, for example kidney dialysis or chemotherapy.\n\nNecessary healthcare does not include healthcare that you travel specifically to receive, although individuals who want to seek planned treatment in a member state may be covered under the broader healthcare arrangements with the EU. Read more [information on planned treatments](https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/using-the-nhs\/healthcare-abroad\/going-abroad-for-treatment\/what-is-the-s2-route\/).\n\nIf a UK resident requires emergency or medically necessary treatment while in the EU, and doesn’t have a GHIC or EHIC, a Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC) can be obtained which will provide the same coverage for healthcare as GHIC or EHIC. The PRC can only be requested at the point of requiring care; it’s not possible to request a PRC in advance of a trip. UK nationals can contact NHSBSA on +44 (0)191 218 1999 should a PRC be required.\n\nUK nationals living in the EU, EEA and Switzerland and EU, EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK, who are eligible under the Citizens’ Rights Agreement for reciprocal healthcare based on current EU regulations, can continue to apply for an EHIC.\n\nThe UK is seeking to conclude new, comprehensive agreements on social security coordination, including reciprocal healthcare, with the EEA EFTA States and with Switzerland.\n\nUntil a new agreement is in place, the UK and Norway will apply, on a temporary basis, an amended version of the 1991 Convention on Social Security and Protocol on Medical Treatment between the governments of the UK and Norway. This includes necessary healthcare.\n\nThe rest-of-the-world (RoW) countries we currently have reciprocal healthcare agreements with are Australia, New Zealand, some Crown Dependencies and overseas territories (such as Isle of Mann, Jersey, Gibraltar), and some Balkan states (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo). Different proofs of eligibility are required under these agreement. 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URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-global-health-insurance-card
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Boilerpipe Text	UK’s new Global Health Insurance Card ( GHIC ) launched as part of UK–EU deal Global Health Insurance Card ( GHIC ) will gradually replace existing European Health Insurance Cards ( EHIC ) UK residents will now be able to apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card ( GHIC ), the government announced today. Under Britain’s new agreement with the EU, UK residents’ rights to emergency and medically necessary healthcare will continue when travelling in the EU. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Current European Health Insurance Cards ( EHIC ) are valid as long as they are in date and people can continue to use these when travelling to the EU. The public only need to apply for their new GHIC when their current EHIC expires. Both cards will offer equivalent protection for emergency and medically necessary healthcare needs when in the EU on a temporary stay, which includes holiday, study and business travel. The new GHIC card is free to obtain from the official GHIC website . People should apply at least 2 weeks before they plan to travel to ensure their card arrives on time. Minister for Health Edward Argar said: Our deal with the EU ensures the right for our citizens to access necessary healthcare on their holidays and travels to countries in the EU will continue. The GHIC is a key element of the UK’s future relationship with the EU and will provide certainty and security for all UK residents. Cover for emergency and medically necessary healthcare is part of a wider healthcare agreement struck with the EU that will see continued cooperation on healthcare for UK residents. If a UK resident is travelling without a card, they are still entitled to necessary healthcare and should contact the NHS Business Services Authority ( NHS BSA ) (which covers the whole of the UK), who can arrange for payment should they require treatment when abroad. EU member state EHICs will continue to be accepted by the NHS. Alongside the deal with the EU, the UK is open to agreeing further reciprocal healthcare arrangements that can support UK residents when they travel. The government always advises that anyone travelling overseas, whether to the EU or elsewhere in the world, should take out comprehensive travel insurance. Background information All UK residents are eligible to apply for a GHIC which will be valid and recognised in the EU. GHIC is free via the official website . Any sites which include a charging fee are in no way affiliated with the official NHSBSA GHIC service. The government recognises sensitivities around flags in Northern Ireland. As such, residents in Northern Ireland will be provided with an option to choose an alternative version of the GHIC card, which they will be able to apply for shortly. Keep checking www.nhs.uk/ GHIC for updates. Under existing Common Travel Area arrangements with Ireland, UK residents will continue to be able to access necessary healthcare in Ireland by showing proof of residency documentation (such as a UK driving licence, a biometric residence permit, or a Northern Irish medical card) or EHIC or GHIC as used elsewhere in the EU. The GHIC covers medically necessary state-provided healthcare at a reduced cost or, in many cases, free of charge, until your planned return home. A temporary stay is a period during which you are staying in a place other than the one where you usually live and you do not move your ‘centre of interest’ there. For example, this can include holiday, study and business travel. Necessary healthcare means healthcare that becomes medically necessary during your stay and for which you cannot reasonably wait until you’re back in the UK to get. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Some treatments will need to be pre-arranged with the relevant healthcare provider in the country you’re visiting, for example kidney dialysis or chemotherapy. Necessary healthcare does not include healthcare that you travel specifically to receive, although individuals who want to seek planned treatment in a member state may be covered under the broader healthcare arrangements with the EU. Read more information on planned treatments . If a UK resident requires emergency or medically necessary treatment while in the EU, and doesn’t have a GHIC or EHIC , a Provisional Replacement Certificate ( PRC ) can be obtained which will provide the same coverage for healthcare as GHIC or EHIC . The PRC can only be requested at the point of requiring care; it’s not possible to request a PRC in advance of a trip. UK nationals can contact NHSBSA on +44 (0)191 218 1999 should a PRC be required. UK nationals living in the EU, EEA and Switzerland and EU, EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK, who are eligible under the Citizens’ Rights Agreement for reciprocal healthcare based on current EU regulations, can continue to apply for an EHIC . The UK is seeking to conclude new, comprehensive agreements on social security coordination, including reciprocal healthcare, with the EEA EFTA States and with Switzerland. Until a new agreement is in place, the UK and Norway will apply, on a temporary basis, an amended version of the 1991 Convention on Social Security and Protocol on Medical Treatment between the governments of the UK and Norway. This includes necessary healthcare. The rest-of-the-world (RoW) countries we currently have reciprocal healthcare agreements with are Australia, New Zealand, some Crown Dependencies and overseas territories (such as Isle of Mann, Jersey, Gibraltar), and some Balkan states (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo). Different proofs of eligibility are required under these agreement. Read more travel advice information .
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[Home](https://www.gov.uk/) 2. [Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/all) 3. [Brexit](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/brexit-guidance) Press release # UK launches Global Health Insurance Card New agreement ensures the rights of UK residents to access emergency and medically necessary care when travelling in the EU will continue. From: [Department of Health and Social Care](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) Published 11 January 2021 This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government ![](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ffc77c68fa8f56405c5f5dc/s300_Aeroplane_in_sky.jpg) "" - UK’s new Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) launched as part of UK–EU deal - Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) will gradually replace existing European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) UK residents will now be able to apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), the government announced today. Under Britain’s new agreement with the EU, UK residents’ rights to emergency and medically necessary healthcare will continue when travelling in the EU. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Current European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) are valid as long as they are in date and people can continue to use these when travelling to the EU. The public only need to apply for their new GHIC when their current EHIC expires. Both cards will offer equivalent protection for emergency and medically necessary healthcare needs when in the EU on a temporary stay, which includes holiday, study and business travel. The new GHIC card is free to obtain from the [official GHIC website](https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/). People should apply at least 2 weeks before they plan to travel to ensure their card arrives on time. Minister for Health Edward Argar said: > Our deal with the EU ensures the right for our citizens to access necessary healthcare on their holidays and travels to countries in the EU will continue. > > The GHIC is a key element of the UK’s future relationship with the EU and will provide certainty and security for all UK residents. Cover for emergency and medically necessary healthcare is part of a wider healthcare agreement struck with the EU that will see continued cooperation on healthcare for UK residents. If a UK resident is travelling without a card, they are still entitled to necessary healthcare and should contact the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) (which covers the whole of the UK), who can arrange for payment should they require treatment when abroad. EU member state EHICs will continue to be accepted by the NHS. Alongside the deal with the EU, the UK is open to agreeing further reciprocal healthcare arrangements that can support UK residents when they travel. The government always advises that anyone travelling overseas, whether to the EU or elsewhere in the world, should take out comprehensive travel insurance. ## Background information All UK residents are eligible to apply for a GHIC which will be valid and recognised in the EU. GHIC is free via the [official website](http://www.nhs.uk/GHIC). Any sites which include a charging fee are in no way affiliated with the official NHSBSA GHIC service. The government recognises sensitivities around flags in Northern Ireland. As such, residents in Northern Ireland will be provided with an option to choose an alternative version of the GHIC card, which they will be able to apply for shortly. Keep checking [www.nhs.uk/GHIC](https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/) for updates. Under existing Common Travel Area arrangements with Ireland, UK residents will continue to be able to access necessary healthcare in Ireland by showing proof of residency documentation (such as a UK driving licence, a biometric residence permit, or a Northern Irish medical card) or EHIC or GHIC as used elsewhere in the EU. The GHIC covers medically necessary state-provided healthcare at a reduced cost or, in many cases, free of charge, until your planned return home. A temporary stay is a period during which you are staying in a place other than the one where you usually live and you do not move your ‘centre of interest’ there. For example, this can include holiday, study and business travel. Necessary healthcare means healthcare that becomes medically necessary during your stay and for which you cannot reasonably wait until you’re back in the UK to get. This includes medically necessary treatment for a pre-existing or chronic condition. Some treatments will need to be pre-arranged with the relevant healthcare provider in the country you’re visiting, for example kidney dialysis or chemotherapy. Necessary healthcare does not include healthcare that you travel specifically to receive, although individuals who want to seek planned treatment in a member state may be covered under the broader healthcare arrangements with the EU. Read more [information on planned treatments](https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/going-abroad-for-treatment/what-is-the-s2-route/). If a UK resident requires emergency or medically necessary treatment while in the EU, and doesn’t have a GHIC or EHIC, a Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC) can be obtained which will provide the same coverage for healthcare as GHIC or EHIC. The PRC can only be requested at the point of requiring care; it’s not possible to request a PRC in advance of a trip. UK nationals can contact NHSBSA on +44 (0)191 218 1999 should a PRC be required. UK nationals living in the EU, EEA and Switzerland and EU, EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK, who are eligible under the Citizens’ Rights Agreement for reciprocal healthcare based on current EU regulations, can continue to apply for an EHIC. The UK is seeking to conclude new, comprehensive agreements on social security coordination, including reciprocal healthcare, with the EEA EFTA States and with Switzerland. Until a new agreement is in place, the UK and Norway will apply, on a temporary basis, an amended version of the 1991 Convention on Social Security and Protocol on Medical Treatment between the governments of the UK and Norway. This includes necessary healthcare. The rest-of-the-world (RoW) countries we currently have reciprocal healthcare agreements with are Australia, New Zealand, some Crown Dependencies and overseas territories (such as Isle of Mann, Jersey, Gibraltar), and some Balkan states (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo). Different proofs of eligibility are required under these agreement. 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