Jenni wrote on Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:09pm:
Morning, How are you, we have YUK weather here at the moment, rain rain and even more rain, and I think you have over 20 degrees and sunny.
Anyway, when we have been back to the Uk for an extended holiday I have gone to my old GP for our meds, no problem they just registered us as a temporary patient. But I wonder if I would get say a hip replacement should I ever need it or any other long term care, or would they just say, you...
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... are a Spanish resident you must go back there for treatment. Just like the Spanish do if you go to the hospital with a Ehic card, they only give you emergency treatment and then tell you to get on a plane back to your own country, (and that not hearsay thats from experience) Its a bit of a grey area, because the UK pay Spain for our health care, so if we receive long tern health care whilst we are in the UK then the UK are effectively paying twice for the treatment. I hope I have explain that clearly enough.
The waiting list in the UK for surgery is a lot longer than in Spain … I imagine for either emergency or mundane matters you’d be fine, but if it’s elective surgery you may have a problem being a Spanish resident and be required to consider such surgery in your country of residence