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doreen · 25-06-08, 09:13

This story was covered in The Observer last Sunday - see here

They offer this advice:

State pensioners - British pensioners who have retired to Spain are entitled to free healthcare under an agreement whereby the UK pays Spain a set sum each year per pensioner. To transfer their NHS rights to the Spanish system, a pensioner must obtain an E121 form from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Newcastle. Some disabled people under 60 can get an E121.

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doreen Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palm Mar & Dublin Posts: 1,445 Thanks: 535 Thanked 1,119 Times in 566 Posts	This story was covered in The Observer last Sunday - see here They offer this advice: State pensioners - British pensioners who have retired to Spain are entitled to free healthcare under an agreement whereby the UK pays Spain a set sum each year per pensioner. To transfer their NHS rights to the Spanish system, a pensioner must obtain an E121 form from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Newcastle. Some disabled people under 60 can get an E121.