Health advice

hi,

I AM NEW TO EYE ON SPAIN AND WONDER IF ANYONE CAN GIVE

ME SOME ADVICE, I AM MOVING PERMANENTLY TO SPAIN VERY SOON,

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I QUALIFY FOR A E121 FORM, BUT WHAT IS THE

BEST WAY TO DO THE FOLLOWING, BETWEEN THE TIME I LEAVE ENGLAND

AND GET MY RESIDENCIA APPLICATION COMPLETED WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD

TO HAVE MY WIFE AND I COVERED FOR ANY KIND OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.DO I

NEED TO TAKE OUT A PRIVATE MEDICAL COVER FOR THIS INTERVAL. ALSO AS

I AM ONLY 62 WILL I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY PRESCRIPTIONS UNTIL I AM 65. ANY

REPLIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Hi Gypsy,

You will be covered as a tourist untill you at least get your padron and are assigned a doctor,you should then get a sip card with your entitlements.

Perscriptions are as a rule cheaper here but i think you will have to pay for them untill you are officially retired....

Hi Gypsy

 EOS

 Look in here >> Healthcare in Spain (Good bedtime reading for you, masses of info has been posted).

Sometimes depends on where you move to, you don't tell us. Also what age is your wife.

For a private healthcare quote with Sanitas, look here >>

 http://www.sanitas.es/websanitas/ing/index.html Click on Quick quote