CLICK HERE TO GO TO Climate Crime Currency Disabled Tourists Drink Embassies Entertainment Accommodation Language Maps & Brochures Shopping & Souvenirs Sports & Activities Telephone & Postal Service Tipping Travelling In Scotland Fact File Landmark Visitor's Guide Home Health Care Most travel agents offer health insurance along with your other travel arrangements, and this is recommended. If you need to attend a doctor in Scotland, many nationals of EEC countries as well as others are treated free of charge under the NHS scheme. Residents of countries such as the USA and Canada and several others, are treated as private patients and a consultation with a GP will cost around £30. Most surgeries operate an appointment system, so generally speaking an appointment should be made. In emergencies patients will be seen as soon as possible.