Spain has unquestionably an extremely efficient national health services which works alongside the private sector. The spanish hospitals are extremely well respected.
All of the foreign employees who work for a spanish company as well as the those who reside in spain and contribute to the social security are applicable to use the services.
The contributions enable the people, including their families, to a free health care and subsidises as a spanish citizen. Above all spanish law gives everyone the right to free health care assistance, even if they do ont contribute to the system.
To apply for a health card, you would have to go the nearest health centre to your home and and present your residency card and your social security card. If you have it. You will recieve yoru health card within a few weeks.
If you are a citizen of the european union, free health care in Spain due the bilateral agreement between the countries of the EU. With the european health card, it simplifies the process of recieving assistance throughout the european countries.
There are lots of chemists in Spain, signified a large green cross. According to the law of chemists, they operate accorsing to a rotational system, so you will always find a chemist open at any hour of the day.
The Spanish chemists are very well trained, more so than in other countries, and they can give advice about treatments for many illnesses and common pains, although this is not a substitute for seeing a doctor if the illness is severe.
The spanish are trying to change the health of the individual and society as a whole, promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyles adn through informative medical education by means of TV adverts, radio and newspaper methods, also in schools and preschools.
This health education should be complemented with the necassary changes to the enviroment and the the social and economic conditions that allow citizens to excercise in healthy envorments and making an informed choices that affect their health.
HEALTH - QUALITY OF LIFE
