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Post by sandk on Aug 28, 2017 17:19:12 GMT
Really.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2017 17:50:14 GMT
Yes.
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Post by patty on Aug 28, 2017 19:39:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 17:53:35 GMT
Well just like the weather things can change very quickly. We are heading home as planned and will be back in the UK by next week.
Unfortunately our friend's health took a turn for the worse and he's been airlifted back to the UK. Luckily he has good health insurance which covers this and repatriation of his car and caravan (And his wife!) Back to Blighty.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 31, 2017 18:18:57 GMT
I wonder how 'airlifts' work. We have travel insurance for our persons (not for luggage loss - I don't care if someone steals my rucksack with all my dirty underwear in it) in case we need to be taken back to Finland quick. Personally I think the care in Finland is no better than in the UK/EU Citizen, and as a Brit I guess I'm entitled to be treated in the UK.
I think this started with me for my trips to the USA - in case of sudden illness.
I wonder if I should cancel my travel insurance and save some money. If I need hospitalising it might be more fun in Wigan rather than Kokkola.
I usually suspect that in any case the insurance company will try to wriggle out of their duty by stating some clause (probably something in the Manchester Ship Canal Act of 1963) and telling me to get fucked and die.
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Post by Delta9 on Aug 31, 2017 18:39:05 GMT
and as a Brit I guess I'm entitled to be treated in the UK. Not if you don't reside here.
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Post by thebfg on Aug 31, 2017 18:41:04 GMT
what does an EHIC card get you on the nhs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 18:44:57 GMT
Well just like the weather things can change very quickly. We are heading home as planned and will be back in the UK by next week. Unfortunately our friend's health took a turn for the worse and he's been airlifted back to the UK. Luckily he has good health insurance which covers this and repatriation of his car and caravan (And his wife!) Back to Blighty. Can you not stay anyway, as you seem to have planned to? Seems a shame to abandon the extended stay you appeared to be relishing. Rog
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 31, 2017 18:48:20 GMT
Something I've never really thought about. I thought EU Citizens got treated in hospitals / medical centres of other EU countries, 'reciprocal agreements' and suchlike. As I always suspected, it's not worth being 'patriotic' if 'your own' country is going to piss on you.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 18:54:17 GMT
I wonder how 'airlifts' work. We have travel insurance for our persons (not for luggage loss - I don't care if someone steals my rucksack with all my dirty underwear in it) in case we need to be taken back to Finland quick. Personally I think the care in Finland is no better than in the UK/EU Citizen, and as a Brit I guess I'm entitled to be treated in the UK. I think this started with me for my trips to the USA - in case of sudden illness. I wonder if I should cancel my travel insurance and save some money. If I need hospitalising it might be more fun in Wigan rather than Kokkola. I usually suspect that in any case the insurance company will try to wriggle out of their duty by stating some clause (probably something in the Manchester Ship Canal Act of 1963) and telling me to get fucked and die. You don't pay national insurance contributions here, so fuck off and get travel insurance. I don't want you sponging off me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 18:55:31 GMT
I wonder how 'airlifts' work. We have travel insurance for our persons (not for luggage loss - I don't care if someone steals my rucksack with all my dirty underwear in it) in case we need to be taken back to Finland quick. Personally I think the care in Finland is no better than in the UK/EU Citizen, and as a Brit I guess I'm entitled to be treated in the UK. I think this started with me for my trips to the USA - in case of sudden illness. I wonder if I should cancel my travel insurance and save some money. If I need hospitalising it might be more fun in Wigan rather than Kokkola. I usually suspect that in any case the insurance company will try to wriggle out of their duty by stating some clause (probably something in the Manchester Ship Canal Act of 1963) and telling me to get fucked and die. As a uk resident if you have an e111 (as was) you will get free basic health car in the EU If you need anything more complex after that you would have to pay. For that to be covered you would have to have insurance. For very complicated stuff its often cheaper to fly the patient back to the UK where they get free health care. I had a mate who was a nurse working for a company that specialised in repatriation and according to him the care people received was exemplary as to lose a patient on a flight back home after the ins. Co. had insisted on flying them home was a no no. Despite having an E111 (as was) we take out extra cover for France. Not sure how it works as a Finnish resident in the UK.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 31, 2017 18:58:34 GMT
what does an EHIC card get you on the nhs. Must be this 'European Healthcare Card' I have - these have been around for many years. On the back it says (translated from the Finnish): during your temporary prescence in a EU / ETA country / Switzerland you are entitled to medical treatment if you need it. Show this card and your ID to the person(s) who treat you. You get treatment at the same price / at the same conditions as residents of that country. Valid for public health services, and private health services which have agreements with this health insurance system. I think it used to be called the E112 card - I get a new one in the post from the State every two years. Looks like this:
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 31, 2017 19:01:48 GMT
I wonder how 'airlifts' work. We have travel insurance for our persons (not for luggage loss - I don't care if someone steals my rucksack with all my dirty underwear in it) in case we need to be taken back to Finland quick. Personally I think the care in Finland is no better than in the UK/EU Citizen, and as a Brit I guess I'm entitled to be treated in the UK. I think this started with me for my trips to the USA - in case of sudden illness. I wonder if I should cancel my travel insurance and save some money. If I need hospitalising it might be more fun in Wigan rather than Kokkola. I usually suspect that in any case the insurance company will try to wriggle out of their duty by stating some clause (probably something in the Manchester Ship Canal Act of 1963) and telling me to get fucked and die. You don't pay national insurance contributions here, so fuck off and get travel insurance. I don't want you sponging off me. How are you enjoying the taxes I paid in Britain between 1976 - 1990? Comfy enough for you? Not to mention all the VAT I pay on everything when I'm visiting 'my own country'.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 19:04:47 GMT
Well just like the weather things can change very quickly. We are heading home as planned and will be back in the UK by next week. Unfortunately our friend's health took a turn for the worse and he's been airlifted back to the UK. Luckily he has good health insurance which covers this and repatriation of his car and caravan (And his wife!) Back to Blighty. Can you not stay anyway, as you seem to have planned to? Seems a shame to abandon the extended stay you appeared to be relishing. Rog We could Roger but we were part way back up France as planned when things changed, I also can utilise our original Euro tunnel booking and save few quid. It also takes a bit of pressure off our daughter who was struggling to find child care cover in our extended absence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 19:07:29 GMT
You don't pay national insurance contributions here, so fuck off and get travel insurance. I don't want you sponging off me. How are you enjoying the taxes I paid in Britain between 1976 - 1990? Comfy enough for you? Not to mention all the VAT I pay on everything when I'm visiting 'my own country'. Don't talk stupid. That was just being used by the government to pay back debt to the imf. Pay your travel insurance.
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