Student visa and nhs

Can someone remind me... If you are here on a student visa for less than 6 months, are you eligible for nhs care? I'm trying to help someone on another forum.

No, if the course is less than 6 months, then I don't believe that they will be entitled to NHS care.

See: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Entitlementsandcharges/OverseasVisitors/Browsable/DH_074400

From that page:

Under the current Regulations, anyone who comes to the UK to pursue a full-time course of study of not less than six months’ duration, or a course of study that is of any duration but is substantially funded by the UK Government, will be fully entitled to free NHS hospital treatment in England.

and

Students studying in the UK for less than six months from countries with which the UK holds bilateral healthcare agreements will only be entitled to free NHS hospital treatment that is needed promptly for a condition that arose after their arrival in the UK. This exemption will apply to your spouse, civil partner and children (under the age of 16, or 19 if in further education) if they are living permanently with you in the UK for the duration of your course.

See the menu on the left for a list of bilateral agreement countries.

If you are here to study for less than six months on a course that is not substantially funded by the UK Government and are from a country with which the UK does not hold a bilateral healthcare agreement, then you will be chargeable for any treatment you receive, unless you meet the criteria for one of the other exemptions.

Thanks!