If you need cremating who would have access to your bank account to pay for it? Have you thought how traumatic that would be to whoever on top of having to drop everything and fetch you in a box?We had a friend who broke her hip in a fall. We made sure that she was taken to a non private hospital. There they asked her if she had insurance , to which she said yes so they transfered her , broken hip and all to nearby private hospital . When the paperwork came through cover had expired so she was transferred back to original hospital where they fixed her hip on the EHIC. My take is never admit to insurance (unless you are sure you are covered) and make sure you go non private which in Spain is very good . Yes repatriation is not covered but we have enough in the bank for a cremation and someone will come and collect the ashes !
Does anyone know whether EHIC is included in the Boris deal?
If not travel insurance will be essential - maybe more expensive?
Really ! I was under the impression everything stayed the same until 2020 ?The Boris deal included the EHIC, but beyond 2020 there would need to be another deal.
Quite an adventure .Just got home after my wife was hospitalised in Spain for 8 days on 8 Oct 2019. No bills for hospitalisation at the time, but who knows what will arrive in the post. They know where we live!
We were actually on the ferry but the departure was delayed and she was evacuated (blues & two) before we left Bilbao.
Claimed around £2k for expenses from travel insurance. 8 days in hospital then 5 days in hotel waiting for insurance company to declare her fit to travel.
No spaces on any Spain/UK ferries until mid November so returned via the Tunnel, still sorting out the extra 800 miles with the insurance company. An hour into our journey a Spanish HGV ran into the back of us and wrote off the trailer and motorbike. 5 hours delay before recovery turned up
When we returned to UK an illegal immigrant jumped out of a lorry about 20 vehicles ahead of us on the M20, Police closed the motorway and we just sat there for hours.
You couldn't make it up!
There I was thinking we could "Get ****** Done!!" If only those pesky MPs would just have done as he told themThe Boris deal included the EHIC, but beyond 2020 there would need to be another deal.
The Boris deal included the EHIC, but beyond 2020 there would need to be another deal.
best of luck hope your doing well ,ok pjHi, Thank you for your replies.
Firstly, I really don't know if It was a private hospital or not however, I doubt it as I was sent there by another hospital which didn't have a doctor who could perform the broncoscopy and they were in contact with the hospital in Poitiers all the time about my condition. I had produced the EHIC card at the first hospital and the travel insurance details. Poitiers needed to see it too to verify. I was told by the paramedics who took me there that it would be very expensive for me if I couldn't produce it. To be fair if I had to pay I had to pay. On ringing Saga when we got home they also asked if I had produced the EHIC card and because I had they paid me back the 100 euros for the prescription I had to pay for at the chemist when I left the hospital and also compensation for the 6 nights I spent in hospital (loss of holiday).
I must say that at the first hospital my husband asked if he could stay the night in the motor home on their car park which they said yes and also offered to feed him as he had not eaten anything all day as he had sat in the waiting room all day and not moved. He declined but was grateful for the offer.
As a foot note one of the meals I had in hospital was lovely steak.
I saw my doctor the other day and he seemed astounded that I had had all the relevant tests there already and that it would not have happened like that on the NHS.
Thank you all yes, I believe I am doing well and now I just have to wait for another CT scan in another 2 months.
Thanks pj
have a nother look, when things go wrong,you will be glad you got it, all the best ok pjWith EHIC and breakdown cover it was never really much of a risk in my view . If it was I got away with it and saved myself a small fortune
and i dont want the rats, ok pjNo it didn't - for the simple reason that EHIC is not administered by the EU and therefore cannot figure in any deal. It is, however, a condition of being a member of EHIC that you have to agree to freedom of movement - and Boris doesn't want that!
well you know more than all those who reported on the details, including the bbcNo it didn't - for the simple reason that EHIC is not administered by the EU and therefore cannot figure in any deal. It is, however, a condition of being a member of EHIC that you have to agree to freedom of movement - and Boris doesn't want that!