Living Abroad - Spanish National Health System
Author: Karen Milacic
Are you covered by the Spanish National Health System? If you are in Spain as a tourist, you will probably have brought along your copy of the E111 form obtained from the national health service in the UK, or you may have taken out private health cover with your tour operator. In either case, you will be covered for accidents and urgent illnesses during your stay. The E111 form will only cover you for emergencies, not for treatment of chronic illnesses or for undertaking an operation in Spain that you would have to wait a long time for in your home country. If you run out of or mislay your regular medication whilst in Spain, your E111 form can be used in any pharmacy to obtain a replacement.
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