What are the Doctors like in Campersol? Do they speak English? Are the medical staff caring? Is it easy to join the local surgery.

There is the public health consultorio, which is used by people on the Spanish health system. The language at the surgery is Spanish. There is a sign there that says if you don’t speak Spanish, you need to take an interpreter. Sadly, many non Spanish speaking patients insist on going to the surgery and expect the staff to be able to speak English and when they don’t, patients seem to think that saying the same thing in English but louder and louder will mean that the person will suddenly be able to understand English. IMHO, health is too important to put at risk by not understanding what the doctor is saying. There are several interpreters that offer their services. We pay an annual fee to a lady named Debbie Shaw. She arranged appointments and attends the consultation, as well as arranging blood tests etc. we have always found that the staff at the centre are excellent and very professional.

There is also a private medical centre on Sector A. The staff there speak English.

Good luck

In order to take advantage of the Spanish healthcare system you must have paid into it by working and paying regular social security payments in Spain or be in possession of an S1 certificate from the UK, which shows that you are qualified to be included in the Spanish healthcare system. You can also participate by joining the "Convenio Especial" and pay monthly into the Spanish social security system which will give you access to medical assistance but does not include the cost of prescriptions. You can only join this after a full year of being a Spanish resident. Obviously, you would first have to become a Spanish resident and comply with all the conditions this now involves.

Hi, I was wondering how I get in touch with Debbie Shaw as I think she would be a great help to us .How much is the annual fee ? Thank you 

Give Debbie Shaw a ring or text or email. She works on Camposol A .

003-467-7353136

[email protected]

Thank you very help