Health Care

[Gladders]

Hi

Can anyone give me advise on the cost of health care in Cyprus?
My husband and I are moving out next year and I take regular medication for a Thyroid disorder and blood pressure although I am hoping the bp. will right itself once out there.
What is the approximate cost of health care and is there a prescription charge or different charges for whatever the meds are?

thanks
Sylvia

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Gladders

Hi

Can anyone give me advise on the cost of health care in Cyprus?
My husband and I are moving out next year and I take regular medication for a Thyroid disorder and blood pressure although I am hoping the bp. will right itself once out there.
What is the approximate cost of health care and is there a prescription charge or different charges for whatever the meds are?

thanks
Sylvia

Are you of pensionable age? If so you wiull come umder the state system If not dont forget to get an E106 before you leave the UK as it will entitle you to up to 2 years health care under the state system

[Gladders]

Originally Posted by Stravinsky

Are you of pensionable age? If so you wiull come umder the state system If not dont forget to get an E106 before you leave the UK as it will entitle you to up to 2 years health care under the state system

Thank you for the reply. I am 54 so will go for the E106.
Thanks again
Sylvia

[BabsM]

Originally Posted by Gladders

Hi

Can anyone give me advise on the cost of health care in Cyprus?
My husband and I are moving out next year and I take regular medication for a Thyroid disorder and blood pressure although I am hoping the bp. will right itself once out there.
What is the approximate cost of health care and is there a prescription charge or different charges for whatever the meds are?

thanks
Sylvia

Hi Sylvia,
As Stravinsky suggested, your best option is to ask the Pension Service for an E106 form if you are working or an E121 if you are receiving certain UK State Benefits or a pension. Depending on which form you qualify for you will either get 2 years (E106) medical cover or lifetime cover (E121).. This means you will receive the same treatment as Cypriot but the UK NHS will pay instead of the Cyprus Helath Service.. This may not be the same as you would get in England, for instance some of my medication was not available on the Cypriot Health Service however I have been given alternative medication and all I pay is €2 euros for treatment and medication every time I go to see a doctor or a dentist at the local hospital. The cost will vary according to your family income.

If you are visiting Cyprus on holiday and have a European Health Insurance card you can use this to get treatment at a state hospital too.

You could see if you can get private health insurance but you might have a problem as you have pre-existing medical conditions. You would probably get cover...but at a price.

[AbiGleichenhaus]

Health services are good in North Cyprus and there are good hospitals and medical facilities.

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by AbiGleichenhaus

Health services are good in North Cyprus and there are good hospitals and medical facilities.

Abi I am confused.
You answered a post offering to help someone with health care in peyia and now you talk about healthcare in North Cyprus.
So where exactly are you?

[theresoon]

Abi I am confused too.

How can health services in North Cyprus be good if with any sort of emergency they bring the people to the south in Nicosia.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by BabsM

Hi Sylvia,
As Stravinsky suggested, your best option is to ask the Pension Service for an E106 form if you are working or an E121 if you are receiving certain UK State Benefits or a pension. Depending on which form you qualify for you will either get 2 years (E106) medical cover or lifetime cover (E121).. This means you will receive the same treatment as Cypriot but the UK NHS will pay instead of the Cyprus Helath Service.. This may not be the same as you would get in England, for instance some of my medication was not available on the Cypriot Health Service however I have been given alternative medication and all I pay is €2 euros for treatment and medication every time I go to see a doctor or a dentist at the local hospital. The cost will vary according to your family income.

If you are visiting Cyprus on holiday and have a European Health Insurance card you can use this to get treatment at a state hospital too.

You could see if you can get private health insurance but you might have a problem as you have pre-existing medical conditions. You would probably get cover...but at a price.

Hey Babs

I have been reading this forum with great interest as my wife and I are giving Cyprus serious consideration to retire to. Would you be kind enough to clarify the medical situation in Cyprus for me. Both my Wife and myself will be of pensionable age by the time we are ready to move to Cyprus. We both have repeat prescriptions we need to consider. Am I reading this right that we would have to pay for our prescriptions.

Thanks to everybody for their useful input on this thread.

Regards Tripp

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by Trip

Hey Babs

I have been reading this forum with great interest as my wife and I are giving Cyprus serious consideration to retire to. Would you be kind enough to clarify the medical situation in Cyprus for me. Both my Wife and myself will be of pensionable age by the time we are ready to move to Cyprus. We both have repeat prescriptions we need to consider. Am I reading this right that we would have to pay for our prescriptions.

Thanks to everybody for their useful input on this thread.

Regards Tripp

hi Tripp.
Take a look at this info from the NHS regarding healthcare in Cyprus.
It should answer a lot of questions you may have.

Healthcare in Cyprus

[Trip]

Thanks for the quick response Babs, having read through some of the procedures you have to go through to get registered, the queue's, I'm afraid I don't have patience for that !!. I'm thinking the private route will be better for my sanity :-))

Regards Tripp