Health Matters in Crete - Brits In Crete

Health Matters in Crete - Brits In Crete :: Forum Index http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?board=Health Health Matters in Crete - Brits In Crete :: Forum Index en-us Brits In Crete :: Forum Index Fri, 18 May 2012 10:12:55 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss YaBB 2.4 Revision: 1.28 30 Wheelchair Loan http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1336898795 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1336898795 Those who requre help in the future wheelchairs are available we have 5 different contacts so far some private individuals some professional such as the physiotherapist in Kalives. Main problem seems to be loans are short term for a few weeks should it be needed longer your faced with hopping from one loaned wheelchair to another. We are keeping the contacts should anyone need a number send a pm. Thank you everyone IKA in Ierapetra http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1336498201 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1336498201 We had the same issues last month our IKA doctor also a private GP wrote our IKA prescriptions by hand it took longer we waited a week before we could pick up our meds but he made sure we got them. This month the same complicated by generics having to be used instead of pricier alternatives & the system going offline but our local pharmacy he works with issued the meds no problem. You need to find an IKA Family General Practitioner in your area & stick with them once they know you they will bend over backwards to assist. Ask locals who they use & other ex-pats that is how we found a GP with integrity & dedication who cares. IKA http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1326882075 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1326882075 Well... Have to say, end of Feb we just handed our IKA books over, a new certificate was stapled in, and job done with smiles! Pharmacy price list http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1331380502 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1331380502 There is an updated Price Bulletin published on April 10, 2012 <a href="http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?action=dereferer;url=http://www.sfee.gr/en/medicine-prices" target="_blank">http://www.sfee.gr/en/medicine-prices</a> without EKA or other insurance it can be difficult, many greeks are now going without vital medication even with EKA which typically discounts medicine so that you either pay 10 or 25% depending on the illness plus with austerity many drugs are no longer discounted Novartis withdraw supply of Neoral/Cyclosporin in Greece http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1328873408 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1328873408 A Greeek perspective on medication shortages for those on IKA & other public insurance funds. http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/03/07/medicine-shortages-the-drag-with-the-greek-drugs/ Registering a birth http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1328098250 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1328098250 Thank you we have done it today! eye doctor http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1327910682 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1327910682 To obtain a prescription for a new pair of glasses, you need a prescription from an ophthalmologist, either at the hospital, either at a medical care center. There is no EOPYY-accredited ophthalmologist in your neighborhood, neither in Chania. There is no such thing as good or bad doctors; only those you like and those you don’t. Free medical support and prescriptions http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1327744235 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1327744235 The doctors on the EOPYY list are all EOPYY-accredited, which means they all have the right to see IKA-insured patients, OPAD-, OAEE-, OGA- and TYDKY-insured patients, which are now, in fact, all EOPYY-insured patients. The list mentions all private doctors; IKA-hospital doctors are automatically accredited (not necessarily private centers!). As I said before, IKA and other books will be discarded for the benefit of EOPYY-books or cards. Since we are at the very beginning of this new National Health Service, people still have to use their old book. To conclude: IKA-insured persons and foreigners who have a valid European Insurance Card receive free medical care, either at the hospital, either at a medical care center, either at a EOPYY-accredited doctor in private, mentioned on the EOPYY-list. AMKA NB. http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1324465609 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1324465609 yes you are right Andrew the AMKA number is for life similar to our National Insurance number, it is the IKA Health book that needs a yearly renewal, the date should be printed on the inside page with all your details. Ours have to be renewed at the end of February List EOPYY-accredited doctors http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1325749833 Brits In Crete :: Forum Index/Health Matters in Crete http://www.britsincrete.co.uk/cgi-bin/bicforum/YaBB.pl?num=1325749833 To find EOPYY- accredited doctors, open http://www.opad.gr/ In the left column tick the first blue window ΙΑΤΡΟΙ ΣΥΜΒΕΒΛΗΜΕΝΟΙ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΕΟΠΥΥ. The list is alphabetic, according specialty (left column)