Hello
My Husband had a triple bypass, and then has had a couple of stents as well, all done whilst we lived in France. Post surgery he had an annual check up with his cardiologist and a bi-annual effort test at the local hospital.
We have recently relocated back to England and I wonder is the same service provided here?
Thank you in advance
Think it may depend where you are in the UK. Probably others will advice from direct experience but I guess the first move is to get registered with a GP, make an appointment and request referral to the local cardiology department.
He’s registered with a GP and just had a ‘normal’ MOT so I’ll get him to discuss with her. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
I suggest you get your husband's relevant medical notes translated (assuming they are in French) which will significantly aid you getting whatever follow ups are considered necessary by the NHS health professionals who take over his case, at whatever level.
Thank you so much for your reply.
Our experience has been no. My husband had his quintuple bypass whilst living in Canada. He gave the doctor in the U.K. all his surgery notes but never saw a consultant. It has been 5 years now back in England and due to a low heart rate the GP has only just referred him to a cardiologist. The wait time was too long so he went for a private consultation and has been taken off his beta blocker which will hopefully resolve the issue.
Thanks for your reply. Hope your husband is doing well. Looks like the private route is going to have to be the one we take.
Sadly not likely Paddleboard22. The health care in France is better than here in the UK (I'm not supposed to say that).
Yes the Health Care System in France and Germany is far superior to ours. But, you have to take into account that they pay much higher taxes than we do. If we want a system such as in France and Germany we have to accept that we need to pay higher taxes to pay for it.
I was interested to check that fact Mornhill, as I lived in Germany for a few years, albeit a long time ago. Unfortunately, it is a myth that we in the UK are not so heavily taxed. We are on a par with both France and Germany.
They used to say what made up for the UK poor health care was the care and support provided rather than just clinical care. That has gone now in many circumstances.
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a significant difference is that the french sysyem has a contributory element, whereby people are expected to pay a proportion of their health costs for a variety of conditions and services - if they have coverage trough their employment or can afford insurance to cover the percentage they have to pay that's fine
i am not very up to date with thesituation but suspect that many find that it can be a struggle to pay the difference
Thanks I’m aware of the difference as we were paying over €200pm top up insurance. Heart and cancer treatments are zero cost to the patient. Before I looked into alternative options I thought I’d check here. The French care he received was incredible 10 days post bypass stay in hospital and then transferred by ambulance to a dedicated cardio rehabilitation centre, with his own ensuite room, for over three weeks before being allowed home. God knows how much it all costs.
my comment was in response to Woodsie, i had gathered that you knew how it worked - but thanks for the info, it's helpful to know that
Only if very lucky, I fear. Expat friends living in France seem to have a different level of health experience to UK.
Thank you. Looks like I’ll be trying to find an alternative option. Sadly the French healthcare system is suffering, still very good, but not as good as before.
Healthcare in France is supplemented by insurance you pay on top, so very difficult to compare directly (not cheap insurance either).
My experience in France was good, but you get what you pay for.
Hi thank you I wasn’t looking for a comparison just what’s available here.
You’re right not cheap for insurance but heart related issues, and cancer, are free services in France.
Thank you for all of your replies.
I am not sure they do much follow up here from what I understand
Doesn’t seem like it.
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