Can any one help with information regarding health care in Tortosa, i.e doctors, hospitals.

As we know the British government only allows two years cover under the U.K national health
any surgestions of the best way forward after that would be appreciated.

As we are quite a few years of the magic 65 years!

If private insurance is the only option can any one recomend a good value company.

Thanks

pacmjc.

Nigel

Thanks for the reply, it looks like number two is the best option, is this easy to set up.
If so do you know how to go about it.
Also is this usually taken up after the two years that the UK provide NHS reciprical cover
for.
Sorry this is a bit in depth but it is quite difficult making the right choice.

Regards

Mike (pacmjc)
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Just to add to this debate. I do think the information you receive in the U.K is abit misleading. I made all the relevant enquiries before I left the UK and was sent a load of paperwork ( E106    ) Indicating that my husband and I were fully paid up with our national insurance and would be entitled to approximately two years of free cover under Spanish system. However on trying to register at Gandesa surgery today I was told that this is for emergency cover only, so anything routine has to be paid for. I was told I would need to go to an office in Tortosa to regsiter for all the family, Servei Catala Salut, CL L a Salle, 8, Tortosa between 9am and 2pm, tel. 977448170. So persumably we will need to pay a monthly installment to receive health care.
I would advise anyone planning on coming out to Spain to consider getting expert advice if they are at all concerned as the Pension Service who gave me all the info on the 106 were somewhat misleading.
Anyway I will be going to Tortosa next week to sign on so if anyone needs to know how this went just ask! I will be taking passports for all the family, NIE's, padronamiento certificates, bank book and the 106 forms that the Pensions authority gave me.

We took all the paperwork we thought they could possibly ask for, but (stupidly, of course) ommited to take our marriage certificate...so maybe thats another bit of paper to add to your list.

We are now signed up to Allianca, private health insurance, as our "free" health care has now ran out..(we didn't need it anyway) it works out about 100 euros a month for the both of us, which I dont think is a lot different than the state one.

Liz