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STILTON

Hi Guys,
I would like to know if anyone else has had this experience.
When in Greece we called a Doctor, who said it was a free call out.
Ok'd buy travel ins company first.
The doc came and wrote out a pain prescription.
When I mentioned travel ins he called his office and said that will be £100. why I asked, he said that was my excess.. I said that is was £60 on policy, called office again then said ok £60.
Why was I charged to the max excess and is this standard rip off practice.
Travel ins company no help.

Alice_Walker

Yes, it's pretty standard practice for private doctors at holiday resorts. It might be a free call out but there's still going to be a charge for their services. £60 is low for a private doctor's appt, it could have been far worse.

For the future, the EHIC is valid in Greece, so it may be cheaper to get yourself to a public healthcare facility and get treatment there.

Blue264

Alice_Walker wrote: »

For the future, the EHIC is valid in Greece, so it may be cheaper to get yourself to a public healthcare facility and get treatment there.

Considerably cheaper.

I had a head injury in Athens and went to the local hospital. I was attended to by three doctors and a neuro surgeon, and had a full set of head, neck and upper spine X rays. The total cost was €5.