This country just get more and more comical every day. SIR Kier made many promisses in his manifesto (the one he was elected on) and stated that all was "fully costed" which to me and probably many other meant that he had looked at the Government financies and decided what they could afford to do (promis). When Rachel from accounts took over the financies she found a mysterious £20 billlion black hole that nobody (even the OBR) knew anything about. She then went on to refuse pensioner cold weather payments in order to save money (and hopefully kill off a load of pensioners to save money on pension payments). Now it turns out the £20 billion black hole has unexpectedly turned into a £41 billion black hole. If i wrote a childrens book about this it would be slated as totally unbelievable.
As a person who lived in Europe for 25 years you need to get a S1 card from England to the countries' health service, otherwise you pay. The health card from England is free, and cover is valid from the contributions you paid . Archers road is blowing hot air again from the skid mark bank
I had a read and apparently if you are charged for medical treatment abroad, there's a form you need to complete to be refunded the costs, as long as you can supply all the reciepts and documented evidence. I was charged as soon as I arrived at the hosptial, well not me personally because I was out of it on a stretcher, my other half, the amount wasn't worth the aggro as the travel insurance covered the rest, when challenged on this cost, it came with loads of excuses. I'd be interested to know though, as overseas is supposedly free, if the travel insurance company reclaim the costs from the relevant government, and that's why policies are so cheap...or use to be cheap, don't know if they still are. I will restate though, at no point during my time in hospital did I ever get the impression anything was free, but as I had insurance and they said they would cover everything, it didn't really matter. That even covered my mrs staying with me, even in a hotel if she wanted or onsite, so another factor to consider. I did find a more recent article, because I was chatting decades ago when we were in the EU, that stated there was some confusion over this more recently, where the Spanish government said they would fine any tourists without travel insurance... https://www.travelandtourworld.com/...aving-health-insurance-what-you-need-to-know/ However, I then found this that clarified the situation, but I'd say to any travellers if you travel without insurance, you are taking a massive risk as there are so many horror stories told, but I do accept most of those are around repatriation, which the free card does not cover. I had to be repatriated. https://moneyweek.com/spending-it/travel-holidays/new-spanish-travel-insurance-rule Edit: just to remind I had the free health card, and I've had both versions old and new. I've even had the old paper versions. This card did not deter the request for payment on admission.
Can't remember what the card that Pinkie shared is called, but we all have them (bar me, never got round to it). The Mrs and all the kids have travelled abroad with their schools and you need one. Medical care is then covered by these. Used to be an E1-11. Most recent experience; my son broke his shoulder skiing a couple of years back. We had to pay for the medicine and xrays, but all that was claimed back on travel insurance. We weren't asked to pay for the medical attention itself though, if that makes sense? Those cards are a necessity, with one you will be looked at despite brexit etc. Without, you get charged.
My daughter did her knee skiing in France last Xmas - similarly - insurance covered everything - added bonus was that it transpired she hadn't done her ACL as first feared - indeed, she's going again this Christmas
After wearing a headscarf to meet Pakistani community leaders the other day to keep the Muslim block vote Rachel has been getting rinsed
The card I posted is the GHIC (global health insurance card) which replaced the EHIC after Brexit I think there’s been a bit of confusion over the free part. (Not from you) The scheme is free to join, but doesn’t necessarily entitle you to free healthcare. It entitles you to the same level of cover for residents of the country you are visiting, so some of it might be free, some of it you (or your insurance provider) may be liable for. And it will vary from county to county. But what it does do is enable you to access healthcare in an emergency without being told to wait in reception whilst they work out your bill or whilst you’re on the phone wrangling with your insurance company about whether they are going to cover the cost. It basically just gives you the same rights as if you were a resident in that country. And it’s something we negotiated with the EU as a reciprocal agreement for EU citizens receiving emergency healthcare in the UK
Halitosis breath is speaking from the chutney channel lips again, but then nearly all of his words are excrement. I could explain in detail to him, but i don't have crayons and paper at hand for him. I see he has been training his dog to speak publicly on his behalf please log in to view this image
5 star answer correct on all counts without the card you pay .I left before the Brexit announcement, Then it was local insurance company fill in a English S1 form and then your covered with the local insurance picking up the bill
Yeah but nothing you say matters, because Saints just won their opening game of the season, I have tickets for the Pompey game, and Sunderland are going to spend the whole season getting gubbed. So you, ya norvern muppet, can **** right off
