Get Health Insurance for Isle of Man or Channel Islands

posted: 26/01/2010

Anyone travelling to either the Channel Islands or Isle of Man, especially people with HIV, should get health insurance. The UK government cancelled the deal with the Channel Islands in April last year which allowed UK people to use the health service on the Islands free. From April 1st this year the deal is cancelled for people going to the Isle of Man.
 

EU health travel cards won't help

EU travel cards won’t work in the islands either, which are not part of the UK, nor part of the EU.
 

Anyone needing health care will either have to have health insurance or have to pay the full cost. The only treatment you will be able to have without insurance is at an Island hospital Accident and Emergency department but this will not include hospital admission to a ward.
 

Travel Insurance for people with HIV - links and click through to Next page for more

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