Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
May 23rd 2013, 4:50 pm
#16
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
We're a family of four. All have British passports, have been in Canada for 6 years now and are permanent residents of Canada. When we go back to England for a 2 week holiday do we need travel insurance to cover us for medical purposes? I've been hearing on the news recently about the NHS trying to clamp down on health tourists and it got me thinking.
I need to check but I think our HSBC premier credit card that we booked the flights on covers us to a certain extent for lost luggage, delays etc.
Thanks in advance.
I need to check but I think our HSBC premier credit card that we booked the flights on covers us to a certain extent for lost luggage, delays etc.
Thanks in advance.
Why...what difference does it make?
May 23rd 2013, 6:03 pm
#17
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
Do you all have national insurance cards?
I have relatives who moved to Canada in the 60's and have traveled back to the UK on Canadian passports and had no problem accessing healthcare. They are British citizens by birth and the NHS rarely if ever makes a distinction despite stating otherwise.
I have relatives who moved to Canada in the 60's and have traveled back to the UK on Canadian passports and had no problem accessing healthcare. They are British citizens by birth and the NHS rarely if ever makes a distinction despite stating otherwise.
May 23rd 2013, 6:31 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
am not up to speed on these things
are the NHS exploring other orifices these days ?
May 23rd 2013, 6:32 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
Do you all have national insurance cards?
I have relatives who moved to Canada in the 60's and have traveled back to the UK on Canadian passports and had no problem accessing healthcare. They are British citizens by birth and the NHS rarely if ever makes a distinction despite stating otherwise.
I have relatives who moved to Canada in the 60's and have traveled back to the UK on Canadian passports and had no problem accessing healthcare. They are British citizens by birth and the NHS rarely if ever makes a distinction despite stating otherwise.
May 23rd 2013, 6:55 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
If you have a relatives' address you can use when you're visiting, how would the NHS ever know you're not entitled unless you tell them. Does anyone really think the NHS has a budget for investigating this sort of thing.
May 23rd 2013, 8:30 pm
#22
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
If so, I've never seen it/read about it.
May 23rd 2013, 9:25 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
May 23rd 2013, 9:46 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
May 23rd 2013, 10:14 pm
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
So it appears.
May 24th 2013, 12:12 am
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Re: Do we need travel insurance for a holiday back to the UK?
