Entitlement to UK health treatment

[Mr-H]

My sister is British born but lives in Canada and is a naturalised person; in Canada she receives a UK OAP. She is visiting UK next year and has asked whether she would be entitled to free UK health treatment should any be necessary. I would think that she would be, but will seek advice of my own GP. In the mean time - your views please??

[boxtops]

does this help? This is for England - it may be different in other parts of the UK http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/1086.aspx?categoryid=68&subcategoryid=162

[bednobs]

haven't read boxy's kink but no she wont be entitled to nhs treatment. NHS treatment is for people that ordinarily reside in the uk (even ex pats who for example live in europe are not ordinarily entitled to NHS treatment.
My uncle who was british born and lived here for the first 25 years of his life was charged for hospital treatment when he broke his leg while he was here visiting my nan