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Health on campus
Health Centre - University of Sussex
The Health Centre on campus provides medical care under the National Health Service (NHS) and is available to all students within the practise area, including students from overseas who are on a full tine programme of 6 months or more. Students’ families who are resident in this country can also register. Click here for further details
For more information about the Health Centre click here.
You can contact the Health Centre using the following details:
Health Centre Building University of Sussex Falmer BN1 9RW 01273 249049 www.sussex.ac.uk/healthcentre
Dental Surgery
There is a NHS Dentist on campus situated adjacent to the Health Centre. Open Monday - Thursday 09:00 - 17:00, Friday 08:00 - 16:00. Closed daily for lunch 13:00 - 14:00. Times vary during the Summer vacation.
01273 605555
Out of hours – Emergencies only: 01273 486444
Health costs
NHS (National Health Service) treatment (doctor, hospital, etc) is free. There are charges for prescriptions, sight tests, glasses and dental treatment. If you are under 19, in receipt of certain qualifying benefits, are pregnant or have had a baby in the last 12 months, you will be exempt from some or all of these charges. If you are not in receipt of benefit and are on a low income, you can apply to the NHS low income scheme for help with these health costs.
Help is income-related: your income will be assessed and you may be entitled to full or limited help with costs. If you qualify you will be sent an HC2 Charges Certificate for full help (ie. free prescriptions, dental treatment etc) or an HC3 Charges Certificate for limited help (it will show how much help towards costs you can receive and how much you'll have to pay towards dental treatment etc).
To apply for help fill in an HC1 form, available from surgeries and the Student Advice Centre. You need to include a copy of your LEA Notification of Student Award letter or, if this does not apply to you, then details of the student funding you receive. It is better to claim before you need treatment so you know how much help you can get. If you need treatment before you have your certificate you will need to pay and then claim a refund on an HC5 form (available from surgeries). You will need to enclose a receipt and make a claim for your refund within 3 months.
NOTE: You need to register with a dentist who provides NHS treatment for the low-income scheme to apply. Also, you need to tell the dentist when you register and before you start any treatment that you want NHS treatment, otherwise you may be treated as a private patient.
International students (and their spouses and dependents), who are on courses of six months or more are entitled, from the beginning of their stay, to receive treatment from the NHS. International students can apply to the low income scheme (as this is not regarded as a recourse to public funds by the Home Office and so will not threaten immigration status).
For detailed booklet on help with health costs, see here.
Emergencies
Ambulances and emergency taxis can be called via the Security Office in York House. Telephone 3333 internally or 01273 873333 if calling from an external phone.
Campus Pharmacy
Opening 10:00 - 17:30, Monday - Friday during term time, and 10.00 - 4.30, Monday - Friday during vacations.
01273 699883
UNISEX
Open for drop-in sessions Monday - Friday 10:00 -14:00 (except Wednesday) during term time. UNISEX provides information and advice on sexual health, drugs and alcohol. Services include low cost condoms, pregnancy testing, chlamydia screening and advice and information. Based in Falmer House.
01273 678641
www.unisex.org.uk
East Slope Family Room
A health visitor runs an under-5's clinic every first Thursday of the month between 10:30 - 12:00.
01273 290204
Baby/Child Immunisation
The health visitor can be contacted to arrange immunisation for babies and children by appointment only.
01273 290204.
Health Off campus
NHS direct
NHS Direct telephone service is available 24 hours a day to answer questions on any health-related matter.
0845 4647
Text phone number - 0845 606 46 47
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS Doctors
Click here to find your nearest doctor or surgery in your local area. The site also includes information about opening hours and services offered within each doctor’s surgery.
NHS Dentists
Click here to find your nearest NHS dental surgery.
The Children’s Clinic Brighton
A therapy clinic for children of all ages offering complementary treatments such as acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, osteopathy, baby massage and more.
14/15 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF
01273 324790
