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Will UK expats in Europe be cut off from acceptable healthcare after Brexit?
For British citizens already living in Europe as well as those planning to emigrate before the effects of a no-deal Brexit kick in, healthcare in both the EU and UK is likely to be either too expensive or simply unobtainable. Britons moving overseas have traditionally relied on the home country’s National Health Service for emergency...
British expats even more concerned over healthcare as no deal draws closer
Concerns over property, pension and taxes are causing fear and trepidation amongst British would-be expats as well as those already overseas, but where does healthcare feature in the law as well as in expats’ minds? In the midst of the endless waffle about rights to remain, backstops, freedom to travel, economic downturns, recessions...
Expats come out in favour of virtual healthcare services
The results of a recent survey show the vast majority of expat respondents would prefer to have access to virtual healthcare. For expats living and working overseas, accessing healthcare can be a stressful experience due to language barriers and cultural differences as well as high costs. The call for virtual healthcare facilities comes...
British expats in Europe can now use online UK-based GP service
As if not knowing for certain how a managed Brexit will finally affect their lives wasn’t bad enough, British expats in Europe now face the growing threat of a Johnson-engineered no-deal Brexit. Johnson’s ‘no deal, do or die Brexit’ threatens the assurances given by the vast majority of EU member states that UK expats’ rights...
Which expat destinations have the best affordable healthcare?
Especially if you’re relocating with your family or are dreaming of an expat retirement overseas, healthcare is an important part of your forward planning. Potential expatriates from the UK and USA could be forgiven for making comparisons based on Britain’s broken NHS, once the envy of the world, and the horrendous prices of...
Is New Zealand the ultimate stress-buster for expats?
Is expat life in New Zealand as stress free as it’s advertised? Given that nowhere on the planet is perfect and the internet isn’t comprised of gold tablets inscribed with nothing but the truth, should would-be expats desperate for a less stressful life believe all they read? Out of all the possible expat destinations in the world,...
Private or public healthcare services for expats in Sweden?
Getting used to the Swedish healthcare service may cause headaches for new expat arrivals. Sweden’s healthcare services are high quality, but newly-arrived expats can find the system confusing at best and totally mystifying at worst, especially if the language is still a mystery. The first step is to locate the nearest healthcare centre...
Advice on choosing health insurance for expats in France
Moving to France involves getting to know how the system works, especially as regards health insurance. Whist the French health system is widely recognised as being one of the world’s best, the bureaucratic side takes some understanding as it’s not exactly straightforward. Health insurance is known as being ‘complementary’,...
Spain best in world for expat health
For would-be expats heading for Spain, the good news is that their chosen destination is now officially the world’s healthiest country. A recent study ordered by the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index examined and analysed data from the World Bank, the United Nations Population Division and the World Health Organisation in order to...
Are virtual healthcare services the next must-have for expatriates?
A recent survey indicates that virtual healthcare services are deemed the best by an average of almost 80 per cent of respondents. The survey, initiated by a well-known healthcare provider, attempted to discover which aspects of relocation overseas have the worst effect on expatriates’ wellbeing and health. Perhaps the most interesting...
