Many holidaymakers – and some European hospitals – don’t understand the rules on these vital health insurance cards. / New Which? research found 89% of people didn’t know that the Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) covers fewer countries than the old, pre-Brexit European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
Holding this card – which does not cost anything – means British travellers to the European Union get free or discounted medical treatment.
Brits travelling to an EU country or Switzerland post-Brexit should have either a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
Travel after Brexit: How holidays to Europe have changed, from passport rules to data roaming
31/01/2023
Three years on from our departure from the EU, UK travellers face more delays and paperwork when travelling to Europe – and 2023 will bring new checks
Ministers say leaving the EU ‘has given the UK a world of future opportunities’. So I have tracked down the travel advantages.
British travellers face challenges this year not only from the Covid crisis, but also the effects of Brexit. Here’s the lowdown.
EU nations unanimously approve deal as Britons warned over travel insurance, charges and exports
28/12/2020
Under the trade deal brokered between the European Union and the UK, Britons will lose some benefits while travelling.
Michael Gove criticised for wrongly claiming EHIC and Erasmus will survive ‘for a period’ after no-deal Brexit
09/12/2020
‘It’s astonishing that the man in charge of our Brexit policy should completely mislead the public on two major issues of concern’
Rules on travelling to and from European Union countries will change on 1 January 2021.
The end of 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition; from next year, British travellers visiting countries in the European Union will encounter a number of changes. Here’s everything you need to know.
British travellers face the worst possible outcome once the Brexit transition period ends, the government has confirmed.
Brexifornia: Checking out but never leaving
08/06/2020
Brexit will never be over.
Will the EHIC be valid after Brexit?
28/01/2020
If you go on holiday in 2020, you will still be able to use your EHIC. / What happens in 2021 and beyond will be decided in negotiations that will soon start.
EHIC after Brexit: what happens to your health insurance card when the UK leaves the EU, and if will still be valid
21/01/2020
If the UK leaves the EU with no deal, you won't be able to rely on your EHIC card for medical treatment in Europe.
Bracing for Brexit: U.K. Music Industry Making Plans to Prepare for Chaos -- With Live Sector Most at Risk
10/10/2019
Contingency plans are being worked out for several sectors of the British industry as the deadline to leave the European Union looms.
With a month to go, here is everything you need to know about travel in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
People in north [of Ireland] will have equivalent of European Health Insurance Card after Brexit
18/09/2019
PEOPLE living in the north are to be given access to the equivalent of the European Health Insurance Card post-Brexit.
Dr Philippa Whitford, MP and eminent breast cancer surgeon, shares her concerns for the future of our NHS following Brexit. Recorded in front of a live audience at Arran High School Theatre on Friday 13th September 2019.
No-deal Brexit: 10 ways it could affect you
01/08/2019
How could you be affected if the UK does leave the EU without an agreement?
Millions of Brits face high medical bills in event of no deal as Ehic cards cease to be valid
09/04/2019
Millions of British travellers to Europe face high medical bills or the prospect of returning home early as the deadline looms for the UK to leave the EU at 11pm British Summer Time on Friday 12 April.
British Tourists Could Be Left Without Medical Cover In EU Countries After No-Deal Brexit
09/02/2019
Ministers admitted they have no agreements in place if the UK crashes out of the bloc.
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.
Irish government will pay for European health card for citizens in Northern Ireland after EU exit
17/04/2018
Simon Coveney says Ireland will work to ensure the 'practical benefits' of EU citizenship continue to apply to people in Northern Ireland.
The impact of Brexit on the outbound travel sector could put 25,000 jobs at risk and see a hike in holiday prices of almost a third, a new report warns today.