Expats In Limbo in Spain - Brexit - Healthcare

The next 18 months are full of uncertainity for many British expats in Spain and other EU countries with the pending agreements for Brexit. Rising electricity costs, currency conversation rates of the pound against the euro and bilateral healthcare agreements as disclosed by Express newspaper.

Brexit is causing a lot of stress to British expats as reported in The Local it is a matter of life and death for British Expats.

The Spanish government has declared its priority to their own financial economy and cannot afford to support expats, they will focus on their own citizens needs. As an expat who has contributed into the Spanish system for many years now, I also have a safety net in place and have private healthcare for my own peace of mind.

Step-by-step Guide to seeing a Dr in Canary Islands

On this link you will find a Step-by-step guide from the British Consular team for the Canary Islands on seeing a Doctor in the public health care sector and what to do in the case of accidents and emergencies for non-residents and residents.

Important for private health care clients:

Please note that if you have private health care you should not use the numbers given in the event that you require emergency services/ambulance. You should contact the number on your private medical card.

Take care of your health...

Unfortunately a very true statement....

Do you have yourself covered with health insurance?

None of us get out alive ....

Life lessons from Christopher Walken: "None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else." Remember: Get your health and funeral insurance sorted out as well ;-)

Health Cuts in Public Health Care in the Canaries

It has been reported today in the Tenerife News that residents are urged to fight public health cuts. The government of the archipelago is planning to slash the budget by 11 million euros affecting materials and human resources in the already heavily burdened public health sector.

The cuts will affect the renewal of recent contracts, sick leave, holidays and days off and will have a major impact on the University Hospital, Tenerife with the loss of 5,000 ultrasounds, 1,000 operations and 200 resonance imaging equipment.

This will place the Canaries in 2017 last in the rankings for waiting lists, which will result in the worsening of diseases and increased mortality, in short creating a bigger problem in public health.

If you don't have private medical health care, perhaps now is a good time to take out private health insurance?

Don't wait till it is too late to take out insurance...

Your funeral shouldn't be left to your children!