Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza

hello again,

you're right about the doctor ... paracetamol, fluids and ride it out.
Kids medicines are not free here so even if you did have a doctor and they prescribed something for your little girl, you'd have to pay for it anyway.
If she needs kiddie medicine for a very high temperature or whatever you can buy children's Ibuprofen over the counter. It's called Nureflex and is a syrup in strawberry or orange flavour.
Children's paracetamol is called Tachipirina and it tastes absolutely vile.
I usually stock up on Calpol and things like this when in the UK.

As for temp residency - don't think it exists. You are either a resident or you aren't.

If you are backwards and forwards to the UK you might be able to sort out private health insurance. Another member got hers sorted recently before coming here. I'll see if I can find her post and see if she says who she used.

Originally Posted by SaddleTramp

thanks a bunch Lorna...
Paul

Originally Posted by SaddleTramp

I could be wrong, but I'm sure someone thinks I'm a woman (37100...lol)...I'm not...

OK...Already been to the local commune, or mayors office and apart from the usual paperwork, marriage, divorce, birth certs the stern face said I needed, I need as someone said, money...

The amount as said is 5K and the figure I got quoted was also 2K per child, which brings it to 7K...Unless ofcourse I have a job, which I don't as I came here on invite to help with my friends military museum and to start business doing battle field tours...

I now I had ample opportunity to get healthcare sorted before I came here, but along with the million and one things to sort, this didn't happen...On reflection, sitting here as I am, just recovered from the flu which started my thoughts on again on healthcare, and what would a doc do in this case, pat me on the head and recommend paracetomol, loads of fluid, and rest, a diagnoses I can recommend to myself!

Something which I done, and am all fine now, but my wee lassie has came down wi it now...sods law

I think my options now would be (some sort of) temp residency, go back to the UK every, say, 3 months?

In fact, I this is planned anyway as my hobby takes me to UK events in any case....

ps this is a nice place, and I am not put off wi muckin about...

also, your continuing thoughts are welcome...

Originally Posted by 37100

My mistake In my defence, I started out in Turin yesterday before coming back to Vr. If you do need a doc and you don't want to go to the emergency room at the hospital (I don't know where you are, but that it will cost you €25 here) you can pop into any G.P. and pay for a check-up if you are worried. Our's charge €50.

Originally Posted by Ruth2003

I have a British Contract, i.e. I pay taxes in the UK, as I work for a British owned Language school. I carry an European Health Card (the old E111) and according to the NHS Website I am entitled to exactly the same as an Italian Citizen, resident or not. Apparently those are the rules of the EEA.

I use this page from the website as evidence whenever anyone tells me I may need to pay extra or that Im not entitled to something and it seems to work-no problems so far.
Also beware of people constantly trying to sell you Health insurance.
Hope this helps somewhat. Here is the link to the NHS page :

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/healthc...careitaly.aspx

Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza

That's because you are still in the NHS system and the EHIC isn't valid for people that have made a permanent move here.

Originally Posted by helenahol

I have a newbie question .

If you have dual passport , are you entitled to free health care in Italy ,and if so can you still remain on benefits ( i currently recieve DLA and incapacity here in the uk )

thanks

Helena

Originally Posted by clint

DLA is the one you are going to lose if you transfer your residency to Italy, you will get it for the first 6 months from the date you moved here and in theory now you might be able to keep the personal care allowance part of DLA but the mobility part it is taken away. The theory is that one should be able to request the equivalent in Italy, however Italy being Italy it is pot luck and a big ?

My husband is getting DLA so I'm going through the process and see what happens, although I am not holding my breath. One of the workers union is going to handle my husband request for invalidita' civile and so far they have been very helpful

With an Italian passport you shouldn't even be asked to produce prof of income (at least my comune didn't ask) if you apply for residency something you will need to sign up at ASL (or at least we do here).