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Letters: This tip makes it very easy to set up a French phone number
Connexion reader reports on the advantage of using an eSIM while in France
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Rate of organ transplants outpaces growth in waiting lists in France
Over 6,000 transplants were performed in 2024
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Case of West Nile virus recorded near Paris for first time
Rare mosquito-borne disease is usually only seen in the south
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
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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