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By Press Association 2021
A new insurance card enabling UK travellers to access healthcare in the European Union has been launched (Yui Mok/PA)
A new insurance card enabling UK travellers to access healthcare in the European Union has been launched.
Global Health Insurance Cards (GHIC) became available on Monday as part of the UK’s post-Brexit deal with the EU.
It replaces European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC), which remain valid as long as they are in date.
Travellers only need to apply for a new cards when their EHIC expires.
The Department of Health and Social Care said both cards offer equivalent protection for “emergency and medically-necessary healthcare needs” when a UK resident is in the EU on a temporary stay.
| UPDATED: 18:55, Fri, Jan 1, 2021
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