Yorkypete Posted August 4, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) Many thanks to Megabear and all other who mentioned the need to have the GHIC card. We have just received ours (Takes about 3/4 weeks to receive it). Until Megabear posted the info on here we had never heard of this card replacing the old European one as no-one officially told us. It is a vital necessity so once more thank you. Edited August 4, 2022 by Yorkypete 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 4, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2022 39 minutes ago, Yorkypete said: Many thanks to Megabear and all other who mentioned the need to have the GHIC card. We have just received ours (Takes about 3/4 weeks to receive it). Until Megabear posted the info on here we had never heard of this card replacing the old European one as no-one officially told us. It is a vital necessity so once more thank you. Got ours yesterday. As our next break is Isle of Wight...sorted. Thanks to megabear for reminding us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchi Posted August 4, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Am I correct in thinking that your old EHIC card is valid in Europe until it’s expiry date and then it should be replaced by the new GHIC? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted August 4, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just now, Ranchi said: Am I correct in thinking that your old EHIC card is valid in Europe until it’s expiry date and then it should be replaced by the new GHIC? That is my understanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted August 4, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, zap99 said: Got ours yesterday. As our next break is Isle of Wight...sorted. Thanks to megabear for reminding us. Thanks to those who reminded us about it. Ours arrived a few days ago. Hopefully we will never need to use it but at least we are reassured that if anything untoward happens we have some immediate protection in addition to insurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted August 4, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, Ranchi said: Am I correct in thinking that your old EHIC card is valid in Europe until it’s expiry date and then it should be replaced by the new GHIC? Yes that is correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill85 Posted August 4, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 4, 2022 We replaced ours with EHIC so does not expire until 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted August 4, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2022 My EHIC was due to expire last September and fortunately a friend reminded me about the GHIC so I applied shortly before the EHIC expired. I think the team behind P&O's current livery must have designed the GHIC too...😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Fountain Posted August 4, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Britboys said: My EHIC was due to expire last September and fortunately a friend reminded me about the GHIC so I applied shortly before the EHIC expired. I think the team behind P&O's current livery must have designed the GHIC too...😀 Oh no! Please don't link this card in any way with P&O. Just imagine being carted off the ship into an ambulance, you flash the card, "sorry Mr. Fountain, we've had to cancel your trip to Marseille Royal Infirmary, we are going to Toulon Geriatric Unit, due to operational reasons". 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 4, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, pete14 said: Thanks to those who reminded us about it. Ours arrived a few days ago. Hopefully we will never need to use it but at least we are reassured that if anything untoward happens we have some immediate protection in addition to insurance. Glad to have helped. Your insurer will expect you to have one otherwise your insurance is liable to withhold payment. E 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted August 4, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Another thank you. Just applied for my wife and I. Almost immediate email stating successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted August 4, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Ranchi said: Am I correct in thinking that your old EHIC card is valid in Europe until it’s expiry date and then it should be replaced by the new GHIC? Apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) The UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) lets you get state healthcare in Europe at a reduced cost or sometimes for free. If you have a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) it will be valid until the expiry date on the card. Once it expires, you’ll need to apply for a GHIC to replace it. GHIC and EHIC do not replace travel insurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted August 4, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Mine arrived today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbox Posted August 4, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just checked my EHIC card - expired last month - so thanks for the reminder. If you need medical treatment abroad and you don't have the GHIC card with you or have not yet received it, the NHS will apparently provide a TRC (temporary replacement certificate). You can't apply for it in advance ( I guess you apply at the time of treatment and they send it by email). At least you're covered. Details on NHS site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 4, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Strongbox said: Just checked my EHIC card - expired last month - so thanks for the reminder. If you need medical treatment abroad and you don't have the GHIC card with you or have not yet received it, the NHS will apparently provide a TRC (temporary replacement certificate). You can't apply for it in advance ( I guess you apply at the time of treatment and they send it by email). At least you're covered. Details on NHS site. Yes, it takes 2 weeks and you have to pay the bill until it comes. Here is the voice of experience.... Edited August 4, 2022 by Megabear2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted August 4, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2022 So are we all supposed to apply for this then? Or is it for certain ages/illnesses etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted August 4, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: So are we all supposed to apply for this then? Or is it for certain ages/illnesses etc It’s available to all regardless of age or health status, note this as well as travel insurance not instead of. https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 4, 2022 #18 Share Posted August 4, 2022 34 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: So are we all supposed to apply for this then? Or is it for certain ages/illnesses etc Yes. One for each family member. Your travel insurer will expect you to have it in the event of medical care. It's not valid in Norway or Switzerland but talks are ongoing, just got lost in the Brexit paperwork. If you get ill in Europe it pays emergency care only. Your insurer picks up the rest. In your insurance policy it will state you must have it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted August 4, 2022 #19 Share Posted August 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: So are we all supposed to apply for this then? Or is it for certain ages/illnesses etc Everyone should have them if they intend to holuday in Europe. Not sure if children need them though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted August 4, 2022 #20 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Don't forget to take it ashore with you, it simplifies matters when you get wheeled into the local A&E I think pending negotiations Norway will accept your passport? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiserUK Posted August 5, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 5, 2022 12 hours ago, terrierjohn said: Everyone should have them if they intend to holuday in Europe. Not sure if children need them though. We have one for our child. So i would get one as they are avilable for children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho_proudfoot Posted August 8, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I fell and broke my arm in Lanzarote (not ashore from a cruise!) last September. Hospital in Aricfe asked for my EHIC,which, fortunately, l had with me. Treatment was free. Went to the pharmacy next day fir the prescribed painkillers etc. Again asked for the EHIC. Got packet after packet of Tramadol on the Hospital doctors prescription for a ridiculous €8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB9302 Posted August 16, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Applied for our cards just over 4 weeks ago , got the confirmation immediately but as yet nothing in the post . Anyone still waiting for theirs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Fountain Posted August 16, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 16, 2022 25 minutes ago, JB9302 said: Applied for our cards just over 4 weeks ago , got the confirmation immediately but as yet nothing in the post . Anyone still waiting for theirs ? Yes. About same time as you. Ironically my wife got hers last week, no sign of mine, even though they were on the same application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted August 16, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) On 8/4/2022 at 9:43 PM, terrierjohn said: Everyone should have them if they intend to holuday in Europe. Not sure if children need them though. Very useful, I have used mine 3 times whilst on holiday, a fall which meant stitches in wound, a sting from a horsefly which became infected and a nasty gastric virus I caught in Greece. Of courses EHIC or GHICis absolutely no use on a cruise ship. I just checked and my EHIC ran out on 12 July, so will renew at some point. Edited August 16, 2022 by Snow Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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