Most doctors and dentists are in private practice and patients are required to pay for any treatment by a GP. This can be at a surgery, at a temporary residence or in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital (PEH), which is operated by the Board of Health, as these services are provided by GPs in private practice.

UK residents visiting the Channel Islands must ensure they have adequate travel insurance from 1 April. The current agreement, which allows UK travellers to get a limited number of medical treatments in the Channel Islands free of charge, will end on March 31.

Anyone travelling to the Channel Islands, including visitors from the UK, will be required to pay for medical treatment should they become ill or injured there after 31 March. All visitors are strongly advised to take out adequate health and medical insurance before they travel. The islands are outside the EU and therefore not covered by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).