steph1855 - 17 March 2010 01:19 AM
I mean like when we are living there, what happens if we become ill or need to go the doctors or hospital, i have checked everywhere but cant seem to find any answers, also if you know any inportant information which oyu think i should need, please let me know!! Thanks.
Hello again Steph, I think that there is people that just write for the sake of writing without looking what other people have written, and just create confusion, I’m talking about the post on top of your last one.
So, I’ll be as clear as possible:
When you get your job in Spain and sign your contract, you will be paying social security automatically so if you get ill you will have assigned a general practise doctor, and you will consult him/her, and if for instance you need to be operated you will be operated by the Spanish health care, there is no need to worry about this, your employer will be able to advise you about paperwork for the health care to get your card, don’t forget you are paying for this service it’s called “Seguridad Social” Social Security, normally you get a plastic card with your name, details and the name of your doctor.
My advice is once you get you NIE, and start working, pop in to your local hospital, find someone that can translate or find an English speaking person in the hospital, they will show you where to get the health care card I’m talking about.