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Is health insurance required to return to visit UK from France?
Certain health access remains free at the point of use for all
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France ranks second in EU for gender equality
The index tracks key areas to ‘compare how inequalities affect our lives’
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Medicines to avoid in 2026 list published by French medical journal
The 108 medicines are considered to pose risks that outweigh the benefits
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
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While I was living in the UK, l had back pain for four months, then was sent back and forth between a doctor and physio, then offered blanket paracetamol.The only way to cure it was to go privately for two spinal injections at a cost of £2,500 each.
I am sorry to admit that the health service in France is far superior to the UK as my wife worked in the NHS as a trained nurse all her life.
Brian Edwards
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