by Lisa Expat Assure | Feb 16, 2021
Post edited on 16/02/2021: with Brexit, Europeans planning a temporary stay of more than six months in the UK must now also pay the immigration health surcharge. If you are planning a temporary stay in the UK of more than six months, you now have to pay a health tax,... 
by Lisa Expat Assure | Apr 7, 2017
Mental health doesn’t only affect the sufferer. We gain expert advice on how family and friends should help support a loved one, while taking care of themselves too. Depression is the single largest contributor to ill health and disability globally. Over 300... 
by Lisa Expat Assure | Feb 25, 2016
The NHS (the UK’s public healthcare system), is currently undergoing numerous budget cuts. In 2015, the blacklist of medication not covered was made longer. Sixteen types of medication used to treat 23 different types of cancer, including pancreatic cancer, breast... 
by Lisa Expat Assure | Jul 20, 2015
Article updated on 11.01.2021 with information about the new UK Global Health Insurance Card The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is very useful in that it provides Europeans with medical coverage during a temporary stay in another European country. However,... by Lisa Expat Assure | Mar 10, 2013
Approximately 95% of births in London take place within the National Health Service. Although the NHS does a good job, each year a large number of women rely wholly or partly on the private medical sector for one of the most important acts of their lives. This trend...
