For OUR Brit/ EU Citizens /Travellers...

Dont go without some sort of cover...

A European Health Insurance Card ...from the Dept of Health....

Got a thingy in my email about the phasing out of the old E111 Travellers health cover ...wotsit. that ensures that you get NHS.helath treatment while travelling in the EU....and a couple of other places (reduced deals)

I have enclosed some info and a link to APPLY for YOUR COVER...its FREE

The EHIC: free or reduced cost treatment A European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles you to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment that becomes necessary while you’re in a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.

The EEA consists of the European Union (EU) countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Switzerland applies the EHIC arrangements through an agreement with the EU.

The EHIC is valid in:

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus (but not Northern Cyprus)

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland.

Important changes to healthcare cover in Europe

The EHIC has replaced the old E111.

From 1 January 2006, E111s are no longer valid.

The quickest and easiest way to get an EHIC is to apply online.

https://www.ehic.org.uk/InternetPROD/home.do

Just for Info....

Under the current Regulations, anyone who spends more than 3 months living outside the UK is no longer automatically entitled to free NHS hospital treatment in England.

This includes people in receipt of UK state retirement pensions.

Whether you remain entitled depends on where outside the UK you live, and how long you live there.

that is if you are out of the country more than 6 months or less than 6 months resident in the uk you will no longer get n.h.s treatment. there is exemptions to this and that is that you pay tax in the uk along with your national insurance stamps up to date and have a residental address in the uk.

Want it on the cheap?

Hope nobody needs it.

I am not sure how this helps in Thailand?

When i am offered a free beer I tend not to refuse it