Healthcare in Cadiz | Costasur.com

If travelling from the EU remember to bring your E111 form to ensure you are not charged for healthcare in Cadiz. If travelling from outside the EU remember to take your health insurance details with the policy number and emergency contact number.

The E111 form is necessary for all forms of healthcare in Cadiz. You will need to present it at the local doctors, dentists and hospitals to avoid paying charges. You are expected to pay for presciptions but the E111 form will grant you a discount.

Pharmacies can be found throughout Cadiz. They are known by their green neon crosses which flash above the door. It is well worth-while popping in here to ask for advice rather than heading to the doctors as the pharmicists are usually quite knowledgeable. Remember also that most Spanish people working the health sector often speak good English.

In some rural areas of Cadiz you may have to travel some distance in order to find healthcare within the Spanish national health service.

For more useful information about healthcare in Cadiz and Andalucia please consult the 'Consejeria de Salud' website; http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud/sites/csalud/portal/index.jsp.