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Holiday insurance - don't book your holiday until you take out holiday insurance which covers you for a pre-existing medical condition. Most standard policies do not and if your travel agent states that you will be covered under their insurance policy, ask to see a copy of their full policy. The cost of treatment for a person with kidney failure can be extremely expensive abroad, especially beyond Europe. FREE
SPIRIT TRAVEL INSURANCE Telephone:
0845 230 5000 Fax: 023 9241 9019 LEADING
EDGE TRAVEL INSURANCE SERVICES LTD.
Telephone: 01892 836622 Fax: 01892 836622 Email: sales@leadedge.co.uk
Profile: Offer travel insurance to UK residents up to 40 years of age. Do not charge extra to cover passengers with a pre-existing medical condition, although restrictions to cover may apply. LEISURECARE
INSURANCE SERVICES LTD. Telephone:
01793 750661 Fax: 01793 750661 Email: leisurecare@it-adviser.co.uk OUR WAY TRAVEL INSURANCE Address: Foxbury House Foxbury Road Bromley Kent Telephone:
020 8313 3353 or 0208 313 3900 Fax: 020 8313 3353 or 0208 313 3900 Email:
admin@ourway.co.uk MEDI-COVER
TRAVEL INSURANCE Telephone:
0870 735 3600 CITYBOND
TRAVEL CONSULTANTS Telephone: 0208 771 6431 TRAVELCARE
LTD Note: Free Spirit, Medi-Cover and City Bond were mentioned in an article in The Guardian (26.02.02). To read the article, click here. Form
E111 The E111 form can be obtained from your local Post Office. In order to be valid the form needs to be filled in and signed by you and stamped at the Post Office (you will need your passport with you). Do not forget to take the form with you when you travel. The form is valid indefinitely, unless a claim is made on it or you are no longer ordinarily resident in the UK.
Please
note: because the reciprocal health service agreements do not
always cover the full cost of treatment, it is always advisable to have
insurance even when travelling around the EC. Information on diseases abroad can also be supplied by MASTA (Medical Advisory Service to Travellers Abroad), who can also provide an individual health brief (recommended immunisations, together with up to date health news and travel advice from the Foreign Office). Click here for their contact details. MASTA Telephone:
0908 8 224100 (calls charged at 60p per minute) Fax: 0908 8 224100 (calls
charged at 60p per minute) For more information visit Website: http://www.masta.org They provide up to date health and travel news and can supply an individual health brief according to your itinerary, including details of recommended vaccinations, etc. In
association with MASTA, Boots are also rolling out travel clinics
in selected Boots stores throughout the UK. All Boots Travel Clinics provide
the professional service you can expect from a MASTA Associated Travel
Clinic. Visit their website to find the nearest clinic:www.masta.org/travel_clinic/index.html#boots BRITISH
AIRWAYS CLINICS Telephone: 01276 685040 Fax: 01276 685040 For more information visit Website: http://www.britishairways.com/travelclinics Offers
travel advice whether travelling by land, sea or air. Receives
up-to-date information on 84 different health hazards in more than 250
countries, which means advice can be tailored to your individual itineraries.
Immunisation advice and vaccinations are available.There are branches
throughout UK - call or visit their website for details of individual
branches Emergencies - Make sure you and your travelling companion(s) have with you at all times emergency contact numbers. These should include your medical contact at destination (nearest unit or equivalent will be provided by your UK renal unit - make sure you know whether it is open 24 hours, and if not, what your alternative contact number is), numbers of your UK renal unit, travel agent and insurance company. Further
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