Advice

Darro wrote on Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:11am:

At age 65 he cannot be drawing a state pension therefore cannot entitled to an S1.

As he is no longer UK resident then he has no right to remain signed up to a GP practice. Having a house or family in UK, or how many times you go back, makes no difference at all to that plus in the first 5 years of living in Spain he is extremely restricted in the amount of time he can spend ou...

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...t of the country. Don't quote me but I think it's a maximum of 10 months across the entire 5 years or 6 months in any one year.

Copies of medical records can obtained from a GP but there will usually be a cost. How much notice a Spanish doctor might take of them is another question. Also requesting those records will give the game away that you are leaving (have left) the UK which should prompt the GP into removing him from their patient list as he is legally obliged to do.

Qualifying health insurance for residency is supposed to be FULL and without exclusions or co-payments so if what he's got falls short of that then not only has he got the wrong policy but also he's, quite possibly unwittingly, obtained his residency fraudulently.

If you are legally employed in Spain you should have medical cover as part of that and while I personally have no real knowledge of that side of things I would expect it to extend to a spouse and immediate family members, have you checked on that?

Peter3473 wrote on Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:14am:

When your husband reaches his uk 🇬🇧 state pension age he can apply for a S1 health form and register it with the Spanish Health Service to receive free healthcare. At present is your husband receiving any disability/medical benefits as these may be exportable benefits which may entitle him ...

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...to receive free healthcare in Spain 🇪🇸 if so he should contact the Overseas Healthcare Services department.

If l am correct, here are the contact details.

0191 232 5371

www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk

John123456 wrote on Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:52am:

You tell us you are working and have a contract. That being the case you will be paying into the Spanish Social Security system which should extend to your dependants providing that you are married etc.

This extract is from Gov.uk website and I have included the link below:

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'If you're working or self-employed in Spain, you're entitled to state healthcare on the same basis as a Spanish worker. Your dependants are also entitled (see 'If you're a dependant of someone living or working in Spain' below). Register at your local health centre with your social security number.'

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-in-spain-including-the-balearic-and-canary-islands#:~:text=If%20you're%20working%20or,with%20your%20social%20security%20number.

Darro wrote on Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:11am:

At age 65 he cannot be drawing a state pension therefore cannot entitled to an S1.

As he is no longer UK resident then he has no right to remain signed up to a GP practice. Having a house or family in UK, or how many times you go back, makes no difference at all to that plus in the first 5 years of living in Spain he is extremely restricted in the amount of time he can spend ou...

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...t of the country. Don't quote me but I think it's a maximum of 10 months across the entire 5 years or 6 months in any one year.

Copies of medical records can obtained from a GP but there will usually be a cost. How much notice a Spanish doctor might take of them is another question. Also requesting those records will give the game away that you are leaving (have left) the UK which should prompt the GP into removing him from their patient list as he is legally obliged to do.

Qualifying health insurance for residency is supposed to be FULL and without exclusions or co-payments so if what he's got falls short of that then not only has he got the wrong policy but also he's, quite possibly unwittingly, obtained his residency fraudulently.

If you are legally employed in Spain you should have medical cover as part of that and while I personally have no real knowledge of that side of things I would expect it to extend to a spouse and immediate family members, have you checked on that?

Pokemum wrote on Thu Jul 6, 2023 4:06pm:

It is free to request medical records from the NHS. They may come as hardcopy (which is what we got from my partners GP) or softcopy on an encripted Disc.