The Grapevine Issue 172 2014|
http://youtu.be/cVA1RVa4kY4
Coming on holiday to
Spain
You should carry an EHIC card
from the UK. This can be applied
for online here :
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/
Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/
about-the-ehic.aspx
Again, it is usually recommended
that you also take out travel
health
insurance,
because
the EHIC only covers you for
essential treatment on holiday,
& wouldn’t for instance get you
home should you need special
medical transport.
The EHIC can only be used in
a state centro de salud (health
centre) or hospital.
There are many private medical
facilities in Spain but you can not
use the EHIC in them.
If you are coming for an extended
holiday & take regular medication,
you should ask your GP for a
cross-border prescription which
you can use in a farmacia here
in Spain.
You might be charged the full
costs of the medication, & these
cos