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#1 TheTones

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Posted 03 September 2007 - 11:41 AM

Hi I'm new here so hello to everyone. I'm thinking of moving to France from the UK and living there as a resident permanently, so far I've done some research on the internet on the French Health System but I'd really like to chat with someone who lives there as a Para or Tetra. I particularly need to know about prescriptions as currently I get them 'free' in the UK. Also 'check ups' for osteoporosis and eurology matters, who pays? I already know that for operations and other health care, 75% is payed by the patient up front and then claimed back but how does this system work for permanently disabled persons, are there special concessions? Anyone here can help?

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 02:00 PM

 TheTones, on Sep 3 2007, 12:41 PM, said:

Hi I'm new here so hello to everyone. I'm thinking of moving to France from the UK and living there as a resident permanently, so far I've done some research on the internet on the French Health System but I'd really like to chat with someone who lives there as a Para or Tetra. I particularly need to know about prescriptions as currently I get them 'free' in the UK. Also 'check ups' for osteoporosis and eurology matters, who pays? I already know that for operations and other health care, 75% is payed by the patient up front and then claimed back but how does this system work for permanently disabled persons, are there special concessions? Anyone here can help?

Are you a member of SIA? Theres a female para who lives out there and recently wrote an article in their newsletter about her recent bladder botox injections in the French Health care.

I can't remember her name but maybe if you call them she maybe on their link scheme or they can look up the article. I think she often advertises her French rental villa in SIA too.

Hope that helps, if you have no luck I'll see if I didn't file the copy of the newsletter with the article in the bin.

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#3 TheTones

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 05:28 PM

 Izziwhizzi, on Sep 24 2007, 03:00 PM, said:

 TheTones, on Sep 3 2007, 12:41 PM, said:

Hi I'm new here so hello to everyone. I'm thinking of moving to France from the UK and living there as a resident permanently, so far I've done some research on the internet on the French Health System but I'd really like to chat with someone who lives there as a Para or Tetra. I particularly need to know about prescriptions as currently I get them 'free' in the UK. Also 'check ups' for osteoporosis and eurology matters, who pays? I already know that for operations and other health care, 75% is payed by the patient up front and then claimed back but how does this system work for permanently disabled persons, are there special concessions? Anyone here can help?

Are you a member of SIA? Theres a female para who lives out there and recently wrote an article in their newsletter about her recent bladder botox injections in the French Health care.

I can't remember her name but maybe if you call them she maybe on their link scheme or they can look up the article. I think she often advertises her French rental villa in SIA too.

Hope that helps, if you have no luck I'll see if I didn't file the copy of the newsletter with the article in the bin.

THANKS - I've recently been in touch with her.







#4 Deej

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 06:19 PM

It is a dream of mine and my husbands to move to France. Could you direct me to this lady's article please? - I wouldn't mind asking her a question or two.
Deej

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