Uk Global Health Insurance Card.

[Atheist]

Has anyone heard of this? I need to visit France next year and my EHIC expires in May. I have heard of the UK Global..... but can't find it online.

[sandyRoe]

Will your EHIC be valid after 1st January?
I've not heard of the Global one.

[ToraToraTora]

I'd be surprised, minus a few civilised nations the entire world of health care is barbaric.

[ToraToraTora]

Sandy: "Will your EHIC be valid after 1st January? " - it's been of no use up to now anyway, most of Yerp is private.

[Mamyalynne]

It will be launched this coming year.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9088233/British-holidaymakers-access-free-healthcare-abroad-Brexit-transition-ends.html

[CrapAtCryptics]

I believe they said the EHIC card is valid till it expires.

[Atheist]

Sandy, I understand the EHIC will remain in force until the card expires, which in my case is May 2021.
TTT, I don't understand your post. What do you mean by "I'd be surprised"?

[Atheist]

Mamy, thank you, but the Mail doesn't let me read about it.

[ToraToraTora]

"I need to visit France next year and my EHIC expires in May." - it expired in 31/1/2020 me old china.

[Atheist]

TTT, the EHIC has been useful to me; I don't think you know much about the situation in France.

[Mamyalynne]

//Holidaymakers will still be able to access free healthcare after the end of the Brexit transition period.

Those issued with a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) before the end of 2020 can use it before its expiry date, the deal states.

Next year Britain will issue the UK Global Health Insurance Card.//

[Atheist]

TTT; you are obviously not qualified to give any sensible answers on this topic. I'd suggest you put a cork in it me old china.

[Atheist]

Thanks again, Mamy. I'd love to know when the UKGHI is going to come into existence.

[Hopkirk]

What are you talking about TTT? Part of the Brexit agreement is that EHIC cards will remain valid until their expiry date.

[Mamyalynne]

No details as yet Atheist.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44850972

[douglas9401]

The card will be valid until the expiry date shown.

[Atheist]

TTT:
"I need to visit France next year and my EHIC expires in May." - it expired in 31/1/2020 me old china.
I think you need to lay off the port. It can't have 'expired' yet as it's only 26 December. (Call me a pedant - I don't care)

[Atheist]

Mamy, thank you once again.

[Atheist]

Anyway, it's nice to see that EU citizens living over here will still be able to use the NHS. I think the French will also have a civilised view on how nations should co-operate.

[TonyV]

When I used to travel in Europe for company we were given a card, any further afield it was health insurance policy. Thankfully never needed to use them. Took a States based girlfriend to hospital to have polipes removed service was unbelievable valet parking etc

[ToraToraTora]

mate the E111 means nowt in most of yerp, everytime me and my family have tried to use one, it meant nothing. The ony time it had an effect was in Ireland for £70 tetnus jab. Italy, Spain, France, luxembourg, forget it.