It was something to do with Brits moving to France and then coming home for operations only to be told that they had to have treatment in France (I think).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/article/2008/01/jr_paininspain.shtml

Ralph, BM, see the attachment above...

No not France, much further afield...i knew i should of book marked that one.

Westerby,

The article you linked, was appertaining to UK persons living in a EEC country.

A person with UK citizenship, is, as far as I am aware, entitled to NHSS treatment, and any nationality, is entitled to EMERGENCY treatment, free of charge.

I was reading this on the pensions website a few days ago, but I now can"t find it, (typical).

This may only apply to persons in receipt of a state pension!

RALPHCUSENS wrote:Westerby,

The article you linked, was appertaining to UK persons living in a EEC country.

Yeah, I know, but it was what I was trying to think of earlier and I thought that that was what BM was thinking about as well.



Anyway, 38, as I said this morning - get well soon.

Just to clarify, the case i was posting about the 'x-pat' was outside EEC and a uk citizen.

Yeah, I misunderstood.

Welcome to better health and the zipper club 38. I'm glad to hear your triple went well and I hope by now you feel better. I had a quadruple bypass in 2002 and I do vividly remember the first sneeze (owwy). The most important thing now is for you to listen and apply what the doctors order or you could be on that table again in 5-10 years. Again, get well and be safe & happy.............

whoops...forgot this was a thread about something else.

Yes Uk is tightening up, same as previous comment no info on NHS site but after two years doctors ( Local practice, send files of non-attendees to central registry.
The other problem is many expats do not pay any income tax although their nat ins stamp is up to date or they have paid not enough to get coverage, in some case some have never paid, being self employed.
The NHS now looks at everything and any obvious non-payers get a bill, any people not paying any tax get a bill, those who left a long time ago get a bill, but if you have address and pay tax and all that jazz, maybe you can get treated free. Me I hope I do not need it, but have health ins here.
But will check with my family and come back with a definite ans, for those who need it.