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Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescriptions

Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescriptions

Postby Titch » Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:06 am

We are registered as Spanish residents and have regular prescriptions from our Spanish GP. What happens if we go to UK for three months?
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Re: Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescription

Postby marcliff » Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:18 am

If you are over retirement age then your S1 (registered at Newcastle) will cover you. Indeed, it covers you throughout the EU.
UK don't require an EHIC (you'd be lucky to find a receptionist that even knows where it is) but they will register you as a temporary resident. Officially, if under retirement age and moved out of UK, you should pay for your medical treatment and your prescriptions (should be issued a private one) but, again, only hospitals seem to have the means of collecting payments.

So, retired then S1 covers you,]
Under retirement age then you should pay as UK is a resident not contribution based health scheme.
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Re: Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescription

Postby tonyhobbs » Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:37 pm

I understand that if you need presriptiions while away, you can buy them from your normal Farmacia here keeping the reciepts, and get your money back when you return.
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Re: Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescription

Postby DeeB » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:46 am

We are non residents and plan to be in Spain for about 5 Months later this year, my husband is on medication and can only bring 3 months supply from the UK, how do we go about getting his prescription when in Spain. We are oap’s and if need to are happy to pay for medication
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Re: Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescription

Postby marcliff » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:35 am

Bring the repeat side of the prescription and then take that to a pharmacy when you're here and they will provide it.
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Re: Ex-Pat needs info Health Cover while in UK: prescription

Postby DeeB » Tue Jun 12, 2018 2:07 pm

Thanks Marcliff for the reply much appreciated
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